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Stone Age Economics (Routledge Classics): Ethnographic Analysis and Theoretical Frameworks (2026)
"Marshall Sahlins’ Stone Age Economics, particularly in its widely cited Routledge Classics edition, stands as one of the most influential texts in economic anthropology and ethnographic theory. First published in 1972 and continuously reissued for contemporary academic curricula, the text systematically dismantles the universalist assumptions of neoclassical economic theory. Sahlins demonstrates that economic behavior is deeply embedded within cultural institutions, kinship structures, and social obligations rather than driven by an innate, universal drive toward profit maximization or resource scarcity. Through a rigorous synthesis of ethnog..."
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