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Markets and cultural voices : liberty vs. power in the lives of Mexican Amate painters /
This intriguing work explores the world of three amate artists. A native tradition, all of their painting is done in Mexico, yet, the finished product is sold almost exclusively to wealthy American art buyers. Cowen examines this cultural interaction between Mexico and the United States to see how g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ann Arbor :
University of Michigan Press,
[2005]
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| Colección: | Economics, cognition, and society.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This intriguing work explores the world of three amate artists. A native tradition, all of their painting is done in Mexico, yet, the finished product is sold almost exclusively to wealthy American art buyers. Cowen examines this cultural interaction between Mexico and the United States to see how globalization shapes the lives and the work of the artists and their families. The story of these three artists reveals that this exchange simultaneously creates economic opportunities for the artists, but has detrimental effects on the village. A view of the daily village life of three artists. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references pages (175-181) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780472024124 0472024124 1282437798 9781282437791 9786612437793 6612437790 |