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Andean entrepreneurs : Otavalo merchants and musicians in the global arena /

Native to a high valley in the Andes of Ecuador, the Otavalos are an indigenous people whose handcrafted textiles and traditional music are now sold in countries around the globe.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meisch, Lynn, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Globalization and Otavalo Life
  • 2. How the Otavalos Became Otavalos
  • 3. Textiles and Tourism Move to the Fore
  • 4. In Search of the Noble Savage: Tourism and Travel to Otavalo
  • 5. Otavalo Music at Home and Abroad
  • 6. Otavalo Merchants and Musicians in the Global Arena
  • 7. Otavalo Wealth and Changing Social Relations
  • 8. Coping with Globalization
  • References
  • Index.