Brian J Burke

Social Exchange

Barter as Economic and Cultural Activism in Medellín, Colombia

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Produktbeschreibung

Social Exchange examines alternative economies activism in Medellín, Colombia, using twenty-five years of grassroots experimentation with barter markets and community currencies to develop new insights about capitalist culture, social movement strategy, community-building, and the transformation of subjectivities. Hopeful yet critical, this book serves as a useful think-piece for activists and scholars alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781978829626
• ISBN-10: 1978829620
• Artikelnr.: 63365868

Autorenporträt

BRIAN J. BURKE is an associate professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He is the coeditor of Cooperatives, Grassroots Development, and Social Change.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 
Introduction 
1 Diverse Economies in the War System 
2 The Birth of Barter 
3 A Day at the Market: Barter Livelihoods, Ethics, and Pleasure
4 What Barter Stimulates: Economic and Social Impacts 
5 “A Barter That Runs through Our Veins”: Culture, Power, and Subjectivity 
6 Strategies for a New Economy: Bridges, Boundaries, Culture, and Economy 
Conclusion: “Para que Cambiemos” 
Acknowledgments
Notes 
References 
Index