Bibliograph

Kinds of value, an experiment in modal anthropology, Paul Kockelman

Type

Label

Kinds of value, an experiment in modal anthropology, Paul Kockelman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kinds of value

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1113476849

Responsibility statement

Paul Kockelman

Series statement

Paradigm, 58

Sub title

an experiment in modal anthropology

Summary

"In this slim volume, anthropologist Paul Kockelman showcases, reworks, and extends some of the core resources anthropologists and like-minded scholars have developed for thinking about value. Rather than theorize value head on, he offers a careful interpretation of a Mayan text about an offering to a god that lamentably goes awry. Kockelman analyzes the text, its telling, and the conditions of possibility for its original publication. Starting with a relatively simple definition of value--that which stands at the intersection of what signs stand for and what agents strive for--he unfolds, explicates, and experiments with its variations. Contrary to widespread claims in and around the discipline, Kockelman argues that it is not so-called relations, but rather relations between relations, that are at the heart of the interpretive endeavor."--, Provided by publisher

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