Love and its Entanglements among the Enxet of Paraguay

Social and Kinship Relations within a Market Economy

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Love and its Entanglements among the Enxet of Paraguay

Social and Kinship Relations within a Market Economy

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In Love and its Entanglements among the Enxet of Paraguay: Social and Kinship Relations within a Market Economy, Stephen Kidd examines the affective discourse and value systems of the indigenous Enxet people. Kidd’s analysis focuses on how the Enxet navigate the market economy in Paraguay and the tensions it exerts on their commitment to egalitarianism, generosity, and personal autonomy.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Setting and the Economy of the Enxet
Chapter 2: Personhood and the Location of Love
Chapter 3: Generating Kinship and Co-Residence
Chapter 4: Concepts of Property
Chapter 5: Marriage: A Relationship of Companionship and Demand
Chapter 6: Voluntary Sharing and the Practice of Love
Chapter 7: The Entanglements of Love (Part 1): Demand Sharing and Redistribution
Chapter 8: The Entanglements of Love (Part 2): The Market Economy

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Published 11 May 2021
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 298
ISBN 9781793634689
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 3 b/w illustrations; 2 tables;
Dimensions 228 x 164 mm
Series Anthropology of Well-Being: Individual, Community, Society
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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