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An Anthropological Economy of Debt - Routledge Studies in Anthropology
Bernard Hours
Who exactly is in debt - and what is inside it? Authors from many disciplines come together in this volume to ask about the ways in which debt is shared out, and the constraints implied in it. The dimensions explored are not merely economic, but also political and symbolic - with special attention being paid to the gendered debt that burdens women.
Marc Notes: Translated from the French.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Debt is often thought of as a mere economic variable governed by a simplistic mechanical logic, ignoring its other facets. Whose debt, and debt of what exactly? This volume analyzes debt as a political and social construct, with a multiplicity of purposes and agents. All of these are vectors of meanings that are highly diverse, and of subtle distinctions;they show that debt is a transverse phenomenon, cutting across spaces that are not merely economic but also domestic, social and political. Biographical Note: Bernard Hours is Director of Research at the Research Institute for Development (Paris, France). Pepita Ould Ahmed is a socio-economist at the Research Institute for Development (Paris, France). Publisher Marketing: Debt is often thought of as a mere economic variable governed by a simplistic mechanical logic, ignoring its other facets. Whose debt, and debt of what exactly? This volume analyzes debt as a political and social construct, with a multiplicity of purposes and agents. All of these are vectors of meanings that are highly diverse, and of subtle distinctions; they show that debt is a transverse phenomenon, cutting across spaces that are not merely economic but also domestic, social and political. Each contributor takes a fresh view of the subject, dealing with debt at a different time, in a different society, on a different scale of observation. By adopting a determinedly interdisciplinary approach, the authors reveal in the phenomenon of debt a diversity of social and gendered determinants that amount in some cases to domination, allegiance or slavery, and in others to solidarity and emancipation. Debt is at one and the same time shared, imposed, political and gendered.
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Hardcover Book (Libro con lomo y cubierta duros) |
| Publicado | 20 de abril de 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138888838 |
| Editores | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Páginas | 222 |
| Dimensiones | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 453 g |
| Lengua | Inglés |
| Editor | Hours, Bernard |
| Editor | Ould Ahmed, Pepita |
