Book Review: Understanding Commodity Cultures: Explorations in Economic Anthropology with Case Studies from Mexico Scott Cook;New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,Inc.,2004,349 pp.,$97 (hardcover),$37.95 (paperback)
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Book Review: Understanding Commodity Cultures: Explorations in Economic Anthropology with Case Studies from Mexico Scott Cook;New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,Inc.,2004,349 pp.,$97 (hardcover),$37.95 (paperback)
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