{"product_id":"terms-of-exchange-ian-merkel-9780226819365","title":"Terms of Exchange: Brazilian Intellectuals and the French Social Sciences","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collective intellectual biography that sheds new light on the Annales school, structuralism, and racial democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Would the most recognizable ideas in the French social sciences have developed without the influence of Brazilian intellectuals? While any study of Brazilian social sciences acknowledges the influence of French scholars, Ian Merkel argues the reverse is also true: the \"French\" social sciences were profoundly marked by Brazilian intellectual thought, particularly through the University of S縊 Paulo. Through the idea of the \"cluster,\" Merkel traces the intertwined networks of Claude L騅i-Strauss, Fernand Braudel, Roger Bastide, and Pierre Monbeig as they overlapped at USP and engaged with Brazilian scholars such as M疵io de Andrade, Gilberto Freyre, and Caio Prado Jr.. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through this collective intellectual biography of Brazilian and French social sciences, \u003ci\u003eTerms of Exchange \u003c\/i\u003ereveals connections that shed new light on the Annales school, structuralism, and racial democracy, even as it prompts us to revisit established thinking on the process of knowledge formation through fieldwork and intellectual exchange. At a time when canons are being rewritten, this book reframes the history of modern social scientific thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Merkel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226819361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226819365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Ian Merkel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056659198207,"sku":"9780226819365","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72f04d85-4ead-45fa-bda5-3c062ce12db1.jpg?v=1685042551","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/terms-of-exchange-ian-merkel-9780226819365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}