https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781805398479/html

In the established historiography of trade in Asia, the emergence of Western trading empires invariably triggered the decline and dispersal of old trading networks. In this transregional ethnographic history of the Manangi, a Buddhist trading community from northern Nepal, Prista Ratanapruck provides counter evidence, elucidating how kinship, social, and religious institutions have facilitated the expansion of Manangi trade across South and Southeast Asia. Expounding on how social and moral values shape capital production, accumulation, and redistribution, Market and Monastery examines the entwining relationship between trade and the Manangi’s pursuit of social and spiritual aspirations, ultimately illuminating an intriguing form of capitalism.

在既有的亚洲贸易史研究中，西方贸易帝国的崛起通常会导致旧贸易网络的衰落和瓦解。然而，普里斯特·拉塔纳普鲁克（Prista Ratanapruck）在其跨区域的民族志著作《市场与寺院》（Market and Monastery）中，以尼泊尔北部佛教贸易社群马南吉人为研究对象，提出了不同的观点。她阐明了亲属关系、社会制度和宗教机构如何促进马南吉人的贸易在南亚和东南亚的扩张。本书深入探讨了社会和道德价值观如何塑造资本的生产、积累和再分配，并考察了贸易与马南吉人追求社会和精神目标之间的交织关系，最终揭示了一种引人入胜的资本主义模式。

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