Stone Age Economics
by Marshall Sahlins
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Author: Marshall SahlinsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1974-12-31
ISBN: 0202010996
Number of pages: 348
Publisher: Aldine Transaction
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Book Review: The Darker Side of the Original Affluent Society
Summary: 4 Stars
I highly recommend this book for reasons mentioned by other reviewers. But...the data Sahlins uses to make his argument about the "Original Affluent Society" have been called into question on multiple grounds, notably 1) inadequate time-depth, 2) a restrictive definition of "work," and 3) contrary evidence suggesting that many foragers suffer from malnutrition. See David Kaplan, "The Darker Side of the Original Affluent Society," in the Journal of Anthropological Research (2001).
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