Hard bargaining in Sumatra : western travelers and Toba Bataks in the marketplace of souvenirs /

Hard Bargaining in Sumatra is an artfully written and penetrating examination of interactions between Western travelers and Toba Batak wood carvers in the souvenir marketplaces of Samosir Island, North Sumatra. Toba Batak carvings, ranging from simple human figures of wood to elaborately engraved wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Causey, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2003.
Series:Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory.
Subjects:
Toba-Batak (Indonesian people) > Social conditions.
Toba-Batak (Indonesian people) > Economic conditions.
Wood-carving, Toba-Batak > Indonesia > Samosir Island.
Culture and tourism > Indonesia > Samosir Island.
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) > Indonesia > Samosir Island.
Toba (Peuple d'Indonésie) > Conditions sociales.
Toba (Peuple d'Indonésie) > Conditions économiques.
Ethnotourisme > Indonésie > Samosir.
Souvenirs (Objets) > Indonésie > Samosir.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
Culture and tourism.
Economic history.
Manners and customs.
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Wood-carving, Toba-Batak.
Samosir Island (Indonesia) > Economic conditions.
Samosir Island (Indonesia) > Social life and customs.
Samosir (Indonésie) > Conditions économiques.
Samosir (Indonésie) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Indonesia > Samosir Island.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction "Tunggu Dulu Tesnya ... ": Stories from the Fancy Mat
  • Chapter 1. Orienting the View
  • Chapter 2. Locating Lake Toba
  • Chapter 3. Knowing Who Is Who
  • Chapter 4. Carving a Life in Batakland
  • Chapter 5. Creating Value and Meaning
  • Chapter 6. Locating Spaces of Interaction
  • Chapter 7. Innovating Traditions
  • Conclusion: Someplace in Between
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index
  • about the author.

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