Not even a grain of rice : buying food on credit in the Dominican Republic / Christine Hippert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hippert, Christine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grocery shopping--Dominican Republic.

Grocery shopping.

Consumer credit--Dominican Republic.

Consumer credit.

Food supply--Dominican Republic.

Food supply.

Quality of life--Dominican Republic.

Quality of life.

Social conditions.

Dominican Republic--Social conditions.

Dominican Republic.

Physical Description:

xx, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2021]

Biography/History:

Christine Hippert is professor of anthropology in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Summary:

Christine Hippert examines buying food on credit in corner stores in Cabarete, an international tourism destination in the Dominican Republic and a hub for migrant laborers. The voices in this book highlight people's experiences with food, debt, and survival to reveal emerging social changes related to race, gender, class, and citizenship.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. "I'm Not a Racist, But...": Friction, Anti-Haitianism, and Everyday Intercultural Relations in Cabarete

2. "Everything Is Cheaper at the Supermarket, but I Can't Afford It": Colmados as a Total Social Phenomenon

3. "Pa' la Dignidad": Fiao and the Emergent Moralities of Being Responsible

4. "The Door Is Always Open... Until It Isn't": The Hidden Labor of Becoming Gente Responsable.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index.

ISBN:

1498569609

9781498569606

OCLC:

1193064351

Publisher Number:

99986766188