Legacies, Logics, Logistics: Essays in the Anthropology of the Platform Economy

by Jane I. Guyer

Book Overview

Legacies, Logics, Logistics brings together a set of essays, written both before and after the financial crisis of 2007-08, by eminent Africanist and economic anthropologist Jane I. Guyer. Each was written initially for a conference on a defined theme. When they are brought together and interpreted as a whole by Guyer, these varied essays show how an anthropological and socio-historical approach to economic practices--both in the West and elsewhere--can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022632687X
• ISBN13: 9780226326870
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"