{"product_id":"the-social-meaning-of-money-9780691176031","title":"The Social Meaning of Money","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 1996 Culture Section Book Award, American Sociological Association \"Interesting and informative... Money is a medium of exchange. But that is only the beginning.\"--John Kenneth Galbraith, New York Times Book Review \"Zelizer's book is one of the richest and most thoughtful investigations of [money's] weirdness, examining in detail how money works in the real world, how we try to manage and control it, why we freely give it away in some circumstances--think, for instance, of tipping and how money shapes the relationships we have with one another.\"--James Surowiecki, GQ Magazine \"Zelizer has accomplished a rarity, writing a genuinely original book.\"--Randall Collins, Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword to the 2017 Edition, by Nigel Dodd ix  Acknowledgments xiii  1 The Marking of Money 1  2 The Domestic Production of Monies 36  3 Gifted Money 71  4 Poor People's Money 119  5 With Strings Attached: The Earmarking of Charitable Cash 143  6 Contested Monies 170  7 What Does Money Mean? 199  Afterword to the 2017 Edition 217  Notes 229  Index 285","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403846164823,"sku":"9780691176031","price":20.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691176031.jpg?v=1730484702","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-social-meaning-of-money-9780691176031","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}