{"product_id":"the-moral-power-of-money-ariel-wilkis-9781503602861","title":"The Moral Power of Money: Morality and Economy in the Life of the Poor","description":"\u003cp\u003eLooking beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary social interactions, \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Power of Money\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the forces of power and morality at play, particularly among the poor. Drawing on fieldwork in a slum of Buenos Aires, Ariel Wilkis argues that money is a critical symbol used to negotiate not only material possessions, but also the political, economic, class, gender, and generational bonds between people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough vivid accounts of the stark realities of life in Villa Olimpia, Wilkis highlights the interplay of money, morality, and power. Drawing out the theoretical implications of these stories, he proposes a new concept of moral capital based on different kinds, or \"pieces,\" of money. Each chapter covers a different \"piece\"-money earned from the informal and illegal economies, money lent through family and market relations, money donated with conditional cash transfers, political money that binds politicians and their supporters, sacrificed money offered to the church, and safeguarded money used to support people facing hardships. This book builds an original theory of the moral sociology of money, providing the tools for understanding the role money plays in social life today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariel Wilkis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503602869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503602861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Ariel Wilkis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065659339007,"sku":"9781503602861","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68c480a9-a4c7-44ad-963a-b7c3834fbc77.jpg?v=1768676430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moral-power-of-money-ariel-wilkis-9781503602861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}