ANTH 234 - Economic Anthropology

Institution:

Vanderbilt University

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Modern and postmodern cultural organization of Western and non-Western economies. Crosscultural comparison of concepts of self-interest and rationality; relation of the growth of post-industrial (service and information) economies to economic strategies of ethnic groups; survey of indigenous alternatives to development. Theoretical issues grounded in case studies from our own and other cultures.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vanderbilt.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 322-7311

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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