Playing the Stockmarket in Tana Toraja

This paper describes the players and the play in a weekly stockmarket in Tana Toraja. South Sulawesi, where up to 600 buffalo bulls are bought and sold for exorbitant prices by any standards. These prices are partly determined by external, global economic forces. The buffaloes are all intended for s...

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主要作者: Thompson, Robyn (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: 2000
In: The Australian journal of anthropology
Year: 2000, 卷: 11, 發布: 1, Pages: 42-58
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