ANTH 5140 - Principles of Economic Anthropology

Both formalist and substantivist perspectives are used to examine economic organization in a cross-cultural perspective. Special attention is focused on gift-giving in pre-stratified societies, craft specialization in middle-range societies, specialized economies in non-market-oriented ancient states and economic organization in modern world systems. Prereq: Introductory course in cultural anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 4140. Semester Hours: 3 to 3