{"product_id":"bitter-money-parker-macdonald-shipton-9780913167298","title":"Bitter Money","description":"\"fascinating little book adds to the study of culture to political economy\" MacGaffey Journal of Anthropological Research \"presents fascinating material on beliefs about money in some Luo-speaking communities of Kenya... an insightful analysis... a case that will generate fruitful discussions for years to come\" Ferguson American Ethnologist BITTER MONEY unites symbolic and economic analysis in exploring the beliefs about forbidden exchanges among the Luo of Kenya and other African peoples. Shipton's multi-paradigmatic theoretical explanation briefly summarizes a century of anthropological thought about African exchange, while integrating ways of understanding rural African economy, politics, and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Parker MacDonald Shipton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0913167290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780913167298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Anthropological Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Parker MacDonald Shipton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947473633535,"sku":"9780913167298","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_68467518-bbf3-475a-9cda-4d8b8e921215.jpg?v=1681518941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bitter-money-parker-macdonald-shipton-9780913167298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}