Gifts and Commodities

Zusatztext `This book is an ingenious exploration! based on turning an old anthropological theme upside down. ... His writing is always clear! sinewy! and comprehensible! on this as on all the topics he tackles.' - Andrew J Strathern American ethnologist`...an engaging and invigorating challenge which raises issues that are-or should be-of fundamental concern to business historians and others interested in the history of retailing and shopping' - John Benson! Business History Informationen zum Autor James G. Carrier Klappentext Three hundred years ago people made most of what they used, or got it in trade from their neighbors. Now, no one seems to make anything of their own, and we buy what we need from shops. "Gifts and Commodities" describes the cultural and historical process of these changes and looks at the rise of consumer society in Britain and in the United States. James G. Carrier investigates the ways that people think about and relate to objects in 20th century culture, how thoses relationships have developed, and the social meanings they have for relations with others. The book analyzes the distinctions between impersonal objects and personal possessions, and investigates the changes in common forms of production and consumption in Britain and the U.S. since the 18th century. Carrier argues that because of these changes in the common experience of objects, people have come to see objects as more impersonal so that to use objects as a means of strengthening social ties, they must be invested with social meaning and personal identity. Drawing on anthropological and sociological perspectives to describe the importance of shopping and gift giving in our lives and in present-day Western economies, "Gifts and Commodities" traces the development of shopping and retailing practices, and the emergence of modern notions of objects and the self. Carrier brings together a wealth of information on the history of production and of retail trade, creating a fully interdisciplinary study of the links we forge between ourselves, our social groups and the commodities we buy and give. Zusammenfassung Carrier brings together a wealth of information on the history of the retail trade & the rise of consumer society in Britain & the US. Using both anthropology & sociology he looks into the ways we use and relate to objects in 20th century culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Gifts and Commodities, People and Things; Chapter 3 Changing Production Relations; Chapter 4 Changing Circulation Relations; Chapter 5 Changing Circulation Relations; Chapter 6 The Work of Appropriation; Chapter 7 Presenting Commodities in Catalogues; Chapter 8 The Ideology of the Gift; Chapter 9 Christmas and the Ceremony of the Gift; Chapter 10 Conclusion;...

`This book is an ingenious exploration, based on turning an old anthropological theme upside down. ... His writing is always clear, sinewy, and comprehensible, on this as on all the topics he tackles.' - Andrew J Strathern American ethnologist`...an engaging and invigorating challenge which raises issues that are-or should be-of fundamental concern to business historians and others interested in the history of retailing and shopping' - John Benson, Business History

Autorentext
James G. Carrier

Klappentext
Three hundred years ago people made most of what they used, or got it in trade from their neighbors. Now, no one seems to make anything of their own, and we buy what we need from shops. "Gifts and Commodities" describes the cultural and historical process of these changes and looks at the rise of consumer society in Britain and in the United States. James G. Carrier investigates the ways that people think about and relate to objects in 20th century culture, how thoses relationships have developed, and the social meanings they have for relations with others.
The book analyzes the distinctions between impersonal objects and personal possessions, and investigates the changes in common forms of production and consumption in Britain and the U.S. since the 18th century. Carrier argues that because of these changes in the common experience of objects, people have come to see objects as more impersonal so that to use objects as a means of strengthening social ties, they must be invested with social meaning and personal identity.
Drawing on anthropological and sociological perspectives to describe the importance of shopping and gift giving in our lives and in present-day Western economies, "Gifts and Commodities" traces the development of shopping and retailing practices, and the emergence of modern notions of objects and the self. Carrier brings together a wealth of information on the history of production and of retail trade, creating a fully interdisciplinary study of the links we forge between ourselves, our social groups and the commodities we buy and give.

Zusammenfassung
Carrier brings together a wealth of information on the history of the retail trade & the rise of consumer society in Britain & the US. Using both anthropology & sociology he looks into the ways we use and relate to objects in 20th century culture.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Gifts and Commodities, People and Things; Chapter 3 Changing Production Relations; Chapter 4 Changing Circulation Relations; Chapter 5 Changing Circulation Relations; Chapter 6 The Work of Appropriation; Chapter 7 Presenting Commodities in Catalogues; Chapter 8 The Ideology of the Gift; Chapter 9 Christmas and the Ceremony of the Gift; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

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