Caroline Humphrey

Stephen Hugh-Jones

University Lecturer in Social Anthropology and Fellow Caroline Humphrey

This novel treatment of barter represents a topical addition to the literature on economic anthropology.

An Anthropological Approach

Barter, Exchange and Value

Janet Carsten

Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology Janet Carsten

Exploring interrelationships, this collection analyzes "house" systems in Southeast Asia and South America. It is inspired by Lévi-Strauss's suggestion that the multi-functional noble houses of Medieval Europe were the best-known examples of a widespread social institution.

Stephen Hugh-Jones

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