Lectures on Politics and Economic Life: Lecture 4 - Consumption, technology and final overview
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Lecture given by Alan Macfarlane to first year students in Social Anthropology and Social and Political Sciences in 2007 and 2008 and filmed by Zilan Wang
Some features of consumption, both why people consume and how their consumption shapes their world – with special reference to particular consumables. The effects of technology on our world, and how technological ‘progress’ occurs – the long curve of human technologies. Hann, C., chapter 9; Sahlins, chapter 1 Mintz, S., Sweetness and Power: the place of sugar in the modern economy (1986) Macfarlane, A and I., Green Gold: the empire of tea (2002) Mokyr, J., The Lever of Riches: technological creativity and economic power (1986) M.Douglas and B.Isherwood, The World of Goods (1979) D.Miller (ed.), Acknowledging Consumption (1995) |
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| Created: | 2018-03-23 17:04 |
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| Collection: | Politics and Economic Life Lectures |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Prof Alan Macfarlane |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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