Download or read book Labor in Cross-cultural Perspective written by Society for Economic Anthropology (U.S.). Meeting and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in world economies. Contributors offer a range of case studies illustrating labor processes in both western and nonwestern societies. Individual sections include discussions on household labor, firms and corporatations, and state and transnational conditions. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, and interested readers of international economics, anthropology, development issues, labor studies, and sociology.