| Travelling with the Argonauts: Informal Networks Seen Without a Vertical Lens Contributor(s): Irek, Malgorzata (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785338986 ISBN-13: 9781785338984 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Methodology |
| Dewey: 382.094 |
| LCCN: 2017054238 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on rich ethnographic materials from longitudinal fieldwork on informal trading routes across Europe, Travelling with the Argonauts offers a new perspective in the research of the social space, reflecting on how best to investigate amorphous social phenomena, such as informal networks. Breaking with much current theory, the approach detailed here - the 'Restricted Verticality Perspective' - examines the horizontal dimension of social relations, and understands informality not as marginal or substandard, but as life itself, as the real experience of ordinary people. |
Contributor Bio(s): Irek, Ma: - Malgorzata Irek is a sociologist, anthropologist, and philologist. For over thirty years, she has researched social phenomena connected with the informal economy, including "irregular" migration, informal employment, and informal networks. |
