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Book SynopsisBrief, accessibly written, and peppered with vivid ethnographic examples that bring contemporary research to life, Global Inequality is an introduction to the topic from a unique and important perspective.
Trade Review"This is a welcome anthropological college textbook on surveying global human inequalities across different world regions, nation-states, and local cultural responses and initiatives. It accessibly discusses a complex and important subject now constantly studied and increasingly debated for creating new inequalities." -- R. S. Khare,
Anthropos"Drawing from the fields of anthropology, economics, history, political science, philosophy, and more, McGill weaves together a tapestry to support the book’s overarching argument: inequality is real, there is no primary form of inequality, and inequalities are multiple and overlapping." -- Leo McCann, University of York * Agric. and Human Values, vol 35 *
Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface 1. Introduction: Anthropology and Inequality 2. Global Inequality: Historical-Anthropological Perspectives 3. The Challenge of Global Inequality 4. The Production of Inequality 5. Rights, Equality, and the Nation-State 6. Welfare and Economic Inequality 7. Resistance and Social Organization in an Unequal World 8. Situated Subjects in an Unequal World Appendix 1: Additional Readings and Films Appendix 2: Study and Essay Questions References Index
