Money Matters: Instability, Values, and Social Payments in the Modern History of West African Communities (Social History of Africa)

Guyer, Jane I

ISBN 10: 0435089579 / ISBN 13: 9780435089573

Published by Heinemann, 1995

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VG pictorial softcover. 1995. Bottom corner bump. Pages all clean/unmarked. Light scuffs/edge wear. Covers bright and clean. Binding solid. 331 pp.

Seller Inventory # L08999

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Money Matters: Instability, Values, and Social Payments in the Modern History of West African Communities (Social History of Africa)
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0435089579
• ISBN 13: 9780435089573
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This collection highlights ordinary people's conceptions of money, their innovations in its use, and the interactions between indigenous and international monetary systems.

About the Author

JANE I. GUYER is an economic anthropologist trained at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Rochester. She has carried out extensive field research in Nigeria and Cameroon and has published widely on changing rural economies, including Family and Farm in Southern Cameroon, Feeding African Cities (an edited collection), and numerous articles. Currently director of the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University, she has held regular faculty positions at Boston University and Harvard University and has also taught in Cameroon.