Brian J Burke

Social Exchange

Barter as Economic and Cultural Activism in Medellín, Colombia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Social Exchange examines alternative economies activism in Medellín, Colombia, using twenty-five years of grassroots experimentation with barter markets and community currencies to develop new insights about capitalist culture, social movement strategy, community-building, and the transformation of subjectivities. Hopeful yet critical, this book serves as a useful think-piece for activists and scholars alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781978829633
• ISBN-10: 1978829639
• Artikelnr.: 63367399

Autorenporträt

BRIAN J. BURKE is an associate professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He is the co-editor of Cooperatives, Grassroots Development, and Social Change.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 
Introduction 
1 Diverse Economies in the War System 
2 The Birth of Barter 
3 A Day at the Market: Barter Livelihoods, Ethics, and Pleasure
4 What Barter Stimulates: Economic and Social Impacts 
5 "A Barter That Runs through Our Veins": Culture, Power, and Subjectivity 
6 Strategies for a New Economy: Bridges, Boundaries, Culture, and Economy 
Conclusion: "Para que Cambiemos" 
Acknowledgments
Notes 
References 
Index