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The company of strangers : a natural history of economic life / Paul Seabright ; foreword by Daniel C. Dennett.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 376 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780691146461 (pbk.)
  • 0691146462
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.3 22
LOC classification:
  • HM708 S438c 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Who's in charge? -- Man and the risks of nature -- Our violent past -- How have we tamed our violent instincts? -- How did the social emotions evolve? -- Money and human relationships -- Honor among thieves : hoarding and stealing -- Honor among bankers? : what caused the financial crisis? -- Professionalism and fulfillment in work and war -- The city, from ancient Athens to modern Manhattan -- Water : commodity or social institution? -- Prices for everything? -- Families and firms -- Knowledge and symbolism -- Exclusion : unemployment, poverty, and illness -- States and empires -- Globalization and political action -- Conclusion : how fragile is the great experiment?.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM708 S438c 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 00000096759

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who's in charge? -- Man and the risks of nature -- Our violent past -- How have we tamed our violent instincts? -- How did the social emotions evolve? -- Money and human relationships -- Honor among thieves : hoarding and stealing -- Honor among bankers? : what caused the financial crisis? -- Professionalism and fulfillment in work and war -- The city, from ancient Athens to modern Manhattan -- Water : commodity or social institution? -- Prices for everything? -- Families and firms -- Knowledge and symbolism -- Exclusion : unemployment, poverty, and illness -- States and empires -- Globalization and political action -- Conclusion : how fragile is the great experiment?.

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