Jane I. Guyer ; with a foreword by Anthony T. Carter
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 207 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
The Lewis Henry Morgan lectures ;
Volume Designation
1997
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Diversity, bewilderment, and the multiplicity of African money -- Conversions : asymmetrical transactions -- Calculation : number and asymmetry -- Rank : people and money -- Quality : commodities and price -- Volatility : a performance in modern Nigeria -- Institutions : repertoires of financial option -- Balances : household budgets in a Ghanaian study -- Formalities : fixing debt and delay -- Bewilderment revisited