Global Inequality

Anthropological Insights

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Inequality is currently gaining considerable attention in academic, policy, and media circles. From Thomas Piketty to Robert Putnam, there is no shortage of economic, sociological, or political analyses. But what does anthropology, with its focus on the qualitative character of relationships between people, have to offer? Drawing on current scholarship and illustrative ethnographic case studies, McGill argues that anthropology is particularly well suited to interrogating global inequality, not just within nations, but across nations as well.Brief, accessibly written, and peppered with vivid ethnographic examples that bring contemporary research to life, Global Inequality is an introduction to the topic from a unique and important perspective.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-05-20
Mått152 x 229 x 7 mm
Vikt190 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAnthropological Insights
Antal sidor136
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442634510

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List of FiguresPreface1. Introduction: Anthropology and Inequality 2. Global Inequality: Historical-Anthropological Perspectives3. The Challenge of Global Inequality 4. The Production of Inequality 5. Rights, Equality, and the Nation-State 6. Welfare and Economic Inequality 7. Resistance and Social Organization in an Unequal World8. Situated Subjects in an Unequal World Appendix 1: Additional Readings and Films Appendix 2: Study and Essay QuestionsReferencesIndex

"This is a welcome anthropological college textbook on surveying global human inequalities across differentworld regions, nation-states, and local cultural responses and initiatives. It accessibly discusses a complex andimportant subject now constantly studied and increasingly debated for creating new inequalities." - R. S. Khare, Anthropos "Drawing from the fields of anthropology, economics, history, political science, philosophy, and more, McGill weaves together a tapestry to support the book’s overarching argument: inequality is real, there is no primary form of inequality, and inequalities are multiple and overlapping."- Leo McCann, University of York (Agric. and Human Values, vol 35)