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The good life : aspiration, dignity, and the anthropology of wellbeing / Edward F. Fischer.

Author: Fischer, Edward F., 1966- author.

Imprint:Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.

Descriptionxii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Note:Introduction : the good life : values, markets, and wellbeing -- Values and prices : the case of German eggs -- Word, deed, and preferences -- Moral provenance and larger purposes -- Solidarity, dignity, and opportunity -- Provenance and values : the case of Guatemalan coffee -- Agency, opportunity, and frustrated freedoms -- Experiments in fairness and dignity -- Narco-trafficking and violence -- Conclusion : the good life and positive anthropology.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.



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