{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-precious-minerals-hardback-9781487503178","title":"The Anthropology of Precious Minerals (Hardback) 9781487503178","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Anthropology of Precious Minerals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Ferry (Edited by), Annabel Vallard (Edited by), Andrew Walsh (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487503178\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Collectively, the processes of mineral valuation and circulation of precious minerals illustrate that \u0026amp;#x2018;preciousness\u0026amp;#x2019; should be defined relative to complex and dynamic cultural, political-economic, and semiotic value systems. Compelling, thoughtful analyses of affect and materiality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - C. C. Kolb, independent scholar (\u003cem\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people single out gold, sapphires, diamonds, and other minerals as particularly \"precious\"? What makes precious minerals \"precious\"? Drawing from ethnographic and cross-cultural research, this collection of anthropological essays and case studies answers these questions by exploring humans\u0026amp;#x2019; multifaceted relationships with the minerals they deem \"precious.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anthropology of Precious Minerals\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the entanglement of humans and minerals, with a particular focus on the practices of scrappers, miners, and hunters as they work to extract value. The editors draw from history, archaeology, and ethnography, and remind us that \"preciousness\" must always be understood in relation to complex cultural, political-economic, and semiotic systems of value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Engaging Precious Minerals\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Walsh, Elizabeth Ferry, and Annabel Vallard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Engaging Mineral Sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part One: Scrappers, Miners, and Hunters\u003cbr\u003eSusan D. Gillespie\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \"Check Out That Gold-Plated Board!\" Scrapping Cellphones and Electronics in North America\u003cbr\u003eJoshua A. Bell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. What Is \"Artisanal\" about \"Artisanal Mining\"? Reflections from Madagascar\u0026amp;#x2019;s Sapphire Trade\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Walsh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Value and Social Lives of Alpine Crystals\u003cbr\u003eGilles Raveneau\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Mineral Connections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part Two: Making Preciousness: Distinction and Refraction\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Ferry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. When Stones Become Gems: Valuations of Minerals in Thailand\u003cbr\u003eAnnabel Vallard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Transparent Minerals and Opaque Diamond Sources\u003cbr\u003eFilipe Calvão\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Gold, Ontological Difference, and Object Agency\u003cbr\u003eLes W. Field\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: Facets of Preciousness\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Walsh, Elizabeth Ferry, and Annabel Vallard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676624122136,"sku":"9781487503178","price":34.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-anthropology-of-precious-minerals-hardback-9781487503178","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}