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Economic anthropology asks what exchange, money and debt look like when you stop assuming the market is the natural form of economic life and go and watch people instead.

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How should I approach learning economic anthropology?
Economic anthropology asks what exchange, money and debt look like when you stop assuming the market is the natural form of economic life and go and watch people instead.
What's a good book to start economic anthropology with?
A strong starting point is Gifts and commodities by C. A. Gregory. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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