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Global Markets and Local Crafts
Frederick F. Wherry
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Description for Global Markets and Local Crafts
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. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13, 6 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1KLCR; AFT; JFFS; KND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Today it is not uncommon to find items in department stores that are hand-crafted in countries like Thailand and Costa Rica. These "traditional" crafts now make up an important part of a global market. They support local and sometimes national economies and help create and solidify cultural identity. But these crafts are not necessarily indigenous. Whereas Thailand markets crafts with a long history and cultural legacy, Costa Rica has created a local handicraft tradition where none was known to exist previously. In Global Markets and Local Crafts, Frederick F. Wherry compares the handicraft industries of Thailand and Costa ... Read more
Today it is not uncommon to find items in department stores that are hand-crafted in countries like Thailand and Costa Rica. These "traditional" crafts now make up an important part of a global market. They support local and sometimes national economies and help create and solidify cultural identity. But these crafts are not necessarily indigenous. Whereas Thailand markets crafts with a long history and cultural legacy, Costa Rica has created a local handicraft tradition where none was known to exist previously. In Global Markets and Local Crafts, Frederick F. Wherry compares the handicraft industries of Thailand and Costa ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Themes in Global Social Change
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801887949
SKU
V9780801887949
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About Frederick F. Wherry
Frederick F. Wherry is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan.
Reviews for Global Markets and Local Crafts
Global Markets and Local Crafts is a must read for anyone involved in a global project that relates to family survival, development of cottage industries, preservation of traditional crafts, or the impact of social, cultural, and political forces on small scaled artisans.
Caryl Johnson Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences 2008 This thought-provoking book will help build bridges between ... Read more
Caryl Johnson Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences 2008 This thought-provoking book will help build bridges between ... Read more