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MONEY AND MODERNITY
STATE AND LOCAL CURRENCIES IN MELANESIA |
| By: |
David Akin (Editor), Joel Robbins (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£22.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0822956896 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780822956891 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 March, 1999 |
| Series: |
Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania Monograph Series |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
While modern money issued by the state has been accepted throughout Melanesia, many indigenous currencies, such as shells, survive. Why? This collection of essays explores money and its social dynamic in eight different Melanesian communities. |
| Synopsis: |
While modern money issued by the state has been accepted throughout Melanesia, many indigenous currencies, such as shells, survive. Why? This collection of essays explores money and its social dynamic in eight different Melanesian communities. |
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US |
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University of Pittsburgh Press |
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Non-returnable |
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