Markets and cultural voices : liberty vs. power in the lives of Mexican Amate painters / Tyler Cowen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowen, Tyler.

Series:

Economics, cognition, and society.

Economics, cognition, and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nahuas--Mexico--San Agustín Oapan--Economic conditions.

Nahuas.

Nahuas--Mexico--San Agustín Oapan--Industries.

Nahua art--Mexico--San Agustín Oapan.

Nahua art.

Folk art--Mexico--San Agustín Oapan.

Folk art.

Indian business enterprises--Mexico--San Agustín Oapan.

Indian business enterprises.

Paper, Handmade--Mexico--San Agustín Oapan.

Paper, Handmade.

Amate (Plant)--Economic aspects--Mexico--San Agustín Oapan.

Amate (Plant).

San Agustín Oapan (Mexico)--Social conditions.

San Agustín Oapan (Mexico).

San Agustín Oapan (Mexico)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 189 p. :) ill. ;

Other Title:

Mexican Amate painters

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This intriguing work explores the world of three amate artists. A native tradition, all of their painting is done in Mexico, yet, the finished product is sold almost exclusively to wealthy American art buyers. Cowen examines this cultural interaction between Mexico and the United States to see how globalization shapes the lives and the work of the artists and their families. The story of these three artists reveals that this exchange simultaneously creates economic opportunities for the artists, but has detrimental effects on the village. A view of the daily village life of three artists connected to the larger art world, this book should be of particular interest to those in the fields of cultural economics, Latino studies, economic anthropology and globalization.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Early Years and the Quest for Markets

3. American Discovery

4. The Lives Today

5. How the Outside World Shapes Politics: Public Choice and Local Government

6. Concluding and Summary Remarks

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786612437793

9780472098897

0472098896

9781282437791

1282437798

9780472024124

0472024124

OCLC:

652278894