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020			_a9780198063261
082			_a306.3 SOC
100			_aDas,Veena (ed.)
245		0	_aSociology and anthropology of economic life I : _bthe moral embedding of economic action
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bOxford University press
260			_c2010
300			_a304 p.
365			_b9000
365			_dRS
520			_aWith essays published over the last three decades, the twin-volume Sociology and Anthropology of Economic Life provides a comprehensive account of the major issues and debates in economic anthropology and sociology as they pertain to Indian society and culture. Thinking beyond the polarized dichotomies of tradition and modernity, holism and individualism, local and global, both volumes explore the diverse ways in which 'economic' life constitutes and is constituted by other social realms. The Moral Embedding of Economic Action focuses on the ways in which ethical, moral, and affective forces shape activities such as production, exchange, and consumption that we habitually characterize as 'economic'. Combining comparative theoretical formulations with rich ethnographic data, the essays engage with a wide range of questions. What are the appropriate categories and methodologies for understanding economic relations in rural India? How do technologies related to natural resources acquire different institutional forms as they become embedded in social relations of caste, kinship, and local struggles for power? What are the moral and affective valences that give economic activities their force in social life?
650			_aEcomonic Sociology
700			_aDas, Ranendra K. (ed.)
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