Contemporary Anthropology of Religion

Cahn, P.

Since 1990, direct sales have attracted over two million recruits in Mexico and are characterized by a belief in the power of positive thinking. Through an ethnographic portrait, Peter S. Cahn demonstrates that the quasi-religious commission of self-empowerment accounts for the explosive growth of commission-based sales in the developing world.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-04-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230112490

DOI: 10.1057/9780230118904

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 191