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The good life : aspiration, dignity, and the anthropology of wellbeing /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fischer, Edward F., 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Well-being > Cross-cultural studies.
Quality of life > Cross-cultural studies.
Economic anthropology > Cross-cultural studies.
Cross-cultural studies.
Economic anthropology.
Quality of life.
Well-being.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the good life : values, markets, and wellbeing
  • Values and prices : the case of German eggs
  • Word, deed, and preferences
  • Moral provenance and larger purposes
  • Solidarity, dignity, and opportunity
  • Provenance and values : the case of Guatemalan coffee
  • Agency, opportunity, and frustrated freedoms
  • Experiments in fairness and dignity
  • Narco-trafficking and violence
  • Conclusion : the good life and positive anthropology.