Wine is our bread : labour and value in Moldovan winemaking / Daniela Ana.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ana, Daniela, author.

Series:

Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ; v. 9.

Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wine industry--Moldova.

Wine industry.

Wine and wine making--Moldova.

Wine and wine making.

Viticulture--Moldova.

Viticulture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2022.

Summary:

"Based on ethnographic work in a Moldovan winemaking village, Wine Is Our Bread shows how workers in a prestigious winery have experienced the country's recent entry into the globalized wine market and how their productive activities at home and in the winery contribute to the value of commercial terroir wines. Drawing on theories of globalization, economic anthropology and political economy, the book contributes to understanding how crises and inequalities in capitalism lead to the 'creative destruction' of local products, their accelerated standardization and to the increased exploitation of labour"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The making of an export industry: Moldovan winemaking during different socio-political systems

The value of homemade wine: debates on heritage

Labour force reproduction: economic strategies in a post-Soviet winemaking village

Sending wine around the world: globalization and work rhythms in the bottling section

Nature, value and globalized markets: articulating the Purcari terroir

Conclusion. Wine on the periphery as an illustration of the transnational dynamics of value.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Ana, Daniela Wine Is Our Bread

ISBN:

9781800733428

OCLC:

1310333758