The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America /

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In this classic book, Taussig explores the social significance of the devil in the folklore of contemporary plantation workers and miners in South America. A new chapter for this anniversary edition features a discussion of Walter Benjamin and Georges Bataille that extends some of the ideas discusse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Taussig, Michael T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Edición:30th anniversary ed. /
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tin mines and mining.
Superstition.
Plantations.
Economic development > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Superstitions > Études de cas.
Plantations > Colombie > Cauca, Vallee du.
Superstition > Case studies.
Tin mines and mining > Bolivia.
Plantations > Colombia > Cauca River Valley.
Economic development > Social aspects > Case studies.
Colombia > Cauca River Valley.
Bolivia.
Études de cas.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this classic book, Taussig explores the social significance of the devil in the folklore of contemporary plantation workers and miners in South America. A new chapter for this anniversary edition features a discussion of Walter Benjamin and Georges Bataille that extends some of the ideas discussed in the original text.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469604237

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