This book examines the economy of sharing in a variety of social and political contexts around the world, with consideration given to the role of sharing in rel

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The wide-ranging implications of the shift to a sharing economy, a new model of organizing economic activity that may supplant traditional corporations.

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This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field. They show that anthropologists have co