The good life : aspiration, dignity, and the anthropology of wellbeing / Edward F. Fischer.

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]

xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Introduction : the good life : values, markets, and wellbeing -- Values and prices : the case of German eggs -- Word, deed, and preferences -- Moral provenance and larger purposes -- Solidarity, dignity, and opportunity -- Provenance and values : the case of Guatemalan coffee -- Agency, opportunity, and frustrated freedoms -- Experiments in fairness and dignity -- Narco-trafficking and violence -- Conclusion : the good life and positive anthropology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in English.