Essential Trade (Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory)
Ann Marie Leshkowich
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Description for Essential Trade (Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory)
Paperback. Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
“My husband doesn’t have a head for business,” complained Ngoc, the owner of a children’s clothing stall in Bȇn Thành market. “Naturally, it’s because he’s a man.” When the women who sell in Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic marketplace speak, their language suggests that activity in the market is shaped by timeless, essential truths: Vietnamese women are naturally adept at buying and selling, while men are not; Vietnamese prefer to do business with family members or through social contacts; stallholders are by nature superstitious; marketplace trading is by definition a small-scale enterprise.
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“My husband doesn’t have a head for business,” complained Ngoc, the owner of a children’s clothing stall in Bȇn Thành market. “Naturally, it’s because he’s a man.” When the women who sell in Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic marketplace speak, their language suggests that activity in the market is shaped by timeless, essential truths: Vietnamese women are naturally adept at buying and selling, while men are not; Vietnamese prefer to do business with family members or through social contacts; stallholders are by nature superstitious; marketplace trading is by definition a small-scale enterprise.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824839918
SKU
V9780824839918
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About Ann Marie Leshkowich
Ann Marie Leshkowich is associate professor of anthropology at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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