{"product_id":"comparing-the-worth-of-the-while-in-fiji-and-finland-hardcover","title":"Comparing the Worth of the While in Fiji and Finland - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatti Eräsaari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Clock time', which denotes particular ways of valuing temporal duration, is typically associated with monetary worth or labour. From this follows so-called thrifty attitudes towards the passing of time, which is construed as a resource that can be 'wasted' or 'saved'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComparing the Worth of the While in Fiji and Finland\u003c\/em\u003e, however, presents comparative case studies of clock time in Fiji and Finland to reconsider the other values that it is capable of expressing, beyond monetary worth. By comparing two such dissimilar case studies - and drawing on examples as diverse as the Fijian hospitality industry and peripheral waiting and Finnish academic time management - Eräsaari foregrounds time's capacity to act as a sign and measure of other values. By employing a unique anthropological and ethnographic methodology, he reveals the many ways in which clock time is deployed in value projects, as well as the complex conceptual work required to make it a vehicle of valuation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatti Eräsaari is a socio-cultural anthropologist working at the University of Helsinki, Finland. His research interests range from food, funerals, and gifting, to time wasting and taxes. His current work deals with value quantification in Fiji, where Eräsaari has conducted the majority of his research. His previous publications include \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Originals: A Study of Value in Fiji\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Helsinki, 2013) and \u003cem\u003eFood Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (Finnish Literature Society, 2016) co-edited with Katja Uusihakala.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.8 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45892844683461,"sku":"9780197267486","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/TFnkuCnO5d9780197267486.webp?v=1771918755","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/comparing-the-worth-of-the-while-in-fiji-and-finland-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}