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fascinating little book adds to the study of culture to political economy MacGaffey ~Journal of Anthropological Research presents fascinating material on beliefs about money in some Luo-speaking communities of Kenya an insightful analysis a case that will generate fruitful discussions for years to come Ferguson ~American Ethnologist BITTER MONEY unites symbolic and economic analysis in exploring the beliefs about forbidden exchanges among the Luo of Kenya and other African peoples. Shipton's multi-paradigmatic theoretical explanation briefly summarizes a century of anthropological thought about African exchange, while integrating ways of understanding rural African economy, politics, and culture.
