Embodying Exchange

Juliane Müller is Professor of Social Anthropology (Serra Húnter Programme) at the University of Barcelona. This is her fourth monograph, the first in English.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: The Materiality and Morality of Andean CommerceChapter 1. Extra-legal Marketplaces: Past, Present and FutureChapter 2. Commercial Infrastructure, Spatial Regulation and Situated Economic EthicsPart II: Traders and Multinationals in La Paz and the RegionChapter 3. Buyer-Seller-Loyalty and the Limits of Corporate BrandingChapter 4. Disrupted Cell Phone Supply Chains: Circulatory Authority and Disputes over OwnershipPart III: Embodying ExchangeChapter 5. Self-Account Trading, Social Interdependencies and Commercial HistoriesChapter 6. The Enmeshment of Commercial and Ritual Cycles: The China Connection of the Fiesta De Jesús Del Gran PoderChapter 7. ‘Wealth-in-People’: Gifting and Sharing Amidst Growing Economic InequalityConclusionReferencesIndex

“The main strength of the book is its detailed description of interactions with multinational electronics companies who are rendered dependent on the powerful traders of Huyustus … one of the most exciting aspects of this book was that it is based on long-term and multi-site fieldwork.” • Kate Maclean, University College London“It is a highly interesting book based on a well-researched phenomenon. It analyzes a relevant topic that hasn't been investigated so far: the commercial link between technology multinationals and 'popular' markets.” • Matías Dewey, University of St. Gallen