Olivia Angé, Barter and social regeneration in the Argentinian Andes

Initially published in 2018 and now available in paperback edition, Angé’s Barter and social regeneration in the Argentinian Andes truly demonstrates the epistemic virtue of ethnographic knowledge. Ethnography, by delving into the layers and facets of reality, constantly destabilizes theory. It is...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa,
Autor Principal: Morin, Mathilde
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: Journal de la Société des américanistes 2024
Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:Initially published in 2018 and now available in paperback edition, Angé’s Barter and social regeneration in the Argentinian Andes truly demonstrates the epistemic virtue of ethnographic knowledge. Ethnography, by delving into the layers and facets of reality, constantly destabilizes theory. It is a risky endeavor which might involve much subsequent confusion. Not all ethnographies actually take this risk, or manage it well. With this book, Angé does much for the theorization of the economy—...