Global Inequality Anthropological Insights
Inequality is currently gaining considerable attention in academic, policy, and media circles. From Thomas Piketty to Robert Putnam, there is no shortage of economic, sociological, or political analyses. But what does anthropology, with its focus on the qualitative character of relationships between...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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University of Toronto Press
[2022]
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1043 DE-858 DE-Aug4 DE-859 DE-860 DE-739 DE-473 URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Inequality is currently gaining considerable attention in academic, policy, and media circles. From Thomas Piketty to Robert Putnam, there is no shortage of economic, sociological, or political analyses. But what does anthropology, with its focus on the qualitative character of relationships between people, have to offer? Drawing on current scholarship and illustrative ethnographic case studies, McGill argues that anthropology is particularly well suited to interrogating global inequality, not just within nations, but across nations as well. Brief, accessibly written, and peppered with vivid ethnographic examples that bring contemporary research to life, Global Inequality is an introduction to the topic from a unique and important perspective |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2022) |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (136 pages) 5 b&w tables |
| ISBN: | 9781442634541 |
| DOI: | 10.3138/9781442634541 |