Global Markets and Local Crafts - Thailand and Costa Rica Compared

Informationen zum Autor Frederick F. Wherry is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan. Klappentext Considering economic and political forces, flows of people and materials, and frames that define cultural and market situations as they play out in the artisan communities of these two countries, Wherry uncovers how authentic folk tradition is capitalized or created. Zusammenfassung Considering economic and political forces! flows of people and materials! and frames that define cultural and market situations as they play out in the artisan communities of these two countries! Wherry uncovers how authentic folk tradition is capitalized or created.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick F Wherry, Frederick F. Wherry, Frederick F. (Professor of Sociology Wherry
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2008
• EAN: 9780801887949
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8794-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Themes in Global Social Change; Johns Hopkins Studies in Globa; Themes in Global Social Change
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Costa Rica, Thailand, Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, Decorative arts, ART / Caribbean & Latin American, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, ART / Asian / Indian & South Asian, Manufacturing industries