{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-precious-minerals-hardcover","title":"The Anthropology of Precious Minerals - 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\u003eElizabeth Ferry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnnabel Vallard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people single out gold, sapphires, diamonds, and other minerals as particularly \"precious\"? What makes precious minerals \"precious\"? Drawing from ethnographic and cross-cultural research, this collection of anthropological essays and case studies answers these questions by exploring humans' multifaceted relationships with the minerals they deem \"precious.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anthropology of Precious Minerals\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the entanglement of humans and minerals, with a particular focus on the practices of scrappers, miners, and hunters as they work to extract value. The editors draw from history, archaeology, and ethnography, and remind us that \"preciousness\" must always be understood in relation to complex cultural, political-economic, and semiotic systems of value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Ferry\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Brandeis University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnnabel Vallard\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher at The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, France). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Western University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45893710872773,"sku":"9781487503178","price":107.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/KmVyQrxa7r9781487503178.webp?v=1771935156","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-anthropology-of-precious-minerals-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}