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Kuna crafts, gender, and the global economy /

"An informative analysis of craft production among the Kuna. Tice combines rich ethnographic detail and a description of mola production with an analysis of the impact of global market forces, tourism, and state programs (including the development of craft cooperatives) on local culture"--...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tice, Karin E. (Karin Elaine), 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 1995.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Theoretical Framework
  • 3. Traveling to San Blas
  • 4. Political Economy of San Blas
  • 5. Mola Commercialization
  • 6. Mola Production, Exchange, and Use
  • 7. Kuna Women Organize
  • 8. Tourism and Molas on Carti-Sugtupu
  • 9. The Mola Cooperative on Tupile
  • 10. Molas and Middlemen in Mansucun: A Discussion of Female-supported Households
  • 11. Insights from San Blas: Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy
  • Glossary of Kuna and Spanish Terms.