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Stone Age Economics
Marshall Sahlins · 1972 · 416 pages
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Marshall Sahlins, a seminal anthropologist, challenges Western assumptions about scarcity and subsistence. Stone Age Economics examines hunter-gatherer societies, demonstrating that they often enjoyed relative abundance and fewer working hours than modern industrial societies. Sahlins reexamines fundamental economic concepts through an anthropological lens.
The work questions the linear progression of 'development' and reveals how we define wealth, work and well-being. Influential and provocative, it offers a liberating perspective on the assumptions that guide economic policy and modern life.
Book details
| Author | Marshall Sahlins |
|---|---|
| Original title | Stone Age Economics |
| Year of publication | 1972 |
| Pages | 416 |
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