time and consistency as a universal currency
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graves of tarim, the merchant class of Hadramis and Chinese gain power by using cultural arbitrage: their consistent set of practices and mutual respect cushioned the different economic systems
- chinese businessman trope, bamboo network
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currency as money as stored time - locke?
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How do the sayyids reproduce their social order? they allow for specific marriage principles
- chinese, jews, and sayyids are all alike in their exclusiveness