Ariel Wilkis

About The Author

Ariel Wilkis is a researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research and a full professor in and the dean of the Interdisciplinary School of Advanced Social Studies at San Martin University, Argentina. He has published several books and articles about the sociology and anthropology of money, including The Moral Power of Money: Morality and Economy in the Life of the Poor.

Books by Ariel Wilkis

The Dollar

How the US Dollar Became a Popular Currency in Argentina

By Ariel Wilkis and Mariana Luzzi
Edited by Gosselin Wendy
Originally published in Argentina in 2019 and now finally available in English, Luzzi and Wilkis's acclaimed book traces the history of the economic, social, and political relevance of the dollar in Argentina and its popularization over the years.How did the dollar come to play such a leading rol...
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