Subsistence & Livelihoods
Food, work, craft, and the many ways people make a living.
An introduction
Start with the practical questions of staying alive: finding food, making shelter, learning a skill, and organizing a day’s work. Whose effort makes a livelihood possible?
The scope includes gathering, cultivation, craft, household work, and paid employment. Follow the choices and constraints around making a living, with attention to the meanings people attach to useful work.
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