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Was the Inca Economy Based on “Protomoney”? Or, Why Accounting Systems Should Not Be Conflated With Concepts of Exchange Value

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The khipu knotted string records in the ancient Andes were accounting systems, but they did not indicate any concepts of commensurability or exchange value. They were not incipient money; instead, monetized commerce appears to have predated the economic organization of the Inca society. The article begins by tracing the emergence of coinage in
Alf Hornborg
wiley   +1 more source

The Plan as Eidos: Bramante’s Half-Drawing and Durand’s Marche

open access: yesRevistArquis, 2014
By confronting Bramante’s plan for St Peter Basilica (1503) with Durand’s “Method of Composition” - summarized in his Marche plate (1802) - a modern conceptualisation of the plan unfolds which can be explained through the philosophical notion of eidos ...
Alejandra Celedón
doaj  

When should firms watch for cross‐industry competition? A demand‐side perspective

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Research on competitor identification has primarily focused on intra‐industry competition. However, cross‐industry competitive threats are prevalent and consequential. We adopt a consumer‐oriented perspective to examine how consumer perceptions shape de facto competition across industry boundaries.
Ying Li, Samira Reis, Olga M. Khessina
wiley   +1 more source

Ideological reflections of the health and sports cult in the early republican period sculptures in Turkey

open access: yesSculpture, Monuments and Open Space, EarlyView.
Abstract In the 19th and 20th centuries, countries such as Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union, which wanted to create strong nations and restore the health of their people affected by wars, epidemics, and poverty, believed they could prove their power in the international arena.
Begüm Sönmez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

What do other men think? Understanding (mis)perceptions of peer gender role ideology among young Tanzanian men

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Abstract Peer influence in adolescence and early adulthood is critical to the formation of beliefs about appropriate behaviour for each gender. Complicating matters, recent studies suggest that men overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms. Combined with social conformity, this susceptibility to ‘norm misperception’ may represent a barrier
Alexander M. Ishungisa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Un point sur la photogrammétrie

open access: yesArchéopages, 2012
Caroline Delevoie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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