Book · 2001 · Social Science
Toward an Anthropological Theory of Value
The False Coin of Our Own Dreams
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If you if if you if if you want to be the real grave head and read something that [ __ ] no one has read, go read uh towards an anthropological theory of value. I read into one of my colleagues at supermarket the other day when we were talking about that.
Why people recommend it
Toward an Anthropological Theory of Value by David Graeber is an academic work that reconsiders the concepts of value, economy, and exchange from an anthropological perspective. On Behind the Bastards in an episode titled It Could Happen Here Weekly 74, broadcast on March 11, 2023, James Stout recommended the book during a conversation. Stout playfully positioned the title as a deep-cut choice for dedicated fans of the late anthropologist, suggesting that anyone who wanted to be considered a true devotee of the author should read a text that practically nobody else has bothered to pick up. Stout added a humorous personal anecdote to the recommendation, mentioning that he had recently brought the heavy academic text up with a colleague while chatting at a supermarket. The mention served as both a genuine nod to Graeber's less mainstream scholarly output and a lighthearted joke about the obscurity of deep anthropological theory.
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James Stout If you if if you if if you want to be the real grave head and read something that [ __ ] no one has read, g… 1
“If you if if you if if you want to be the real grave head and read something that [ __ ] no one has read, go read uh towards an anthropological theory of value. I read into one of my colleagues at supermarket the other day when we were talking about that.”
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“I read David Greyber's uh uh towards anthropological theory of value I might do an episode on it at some point later but all of that stuff is gone”