Kuna crafts, gender, and the global economy / Karin E. Tice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tice, Karin E. (Karin Elaine), 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cuna Indians--Industries.

Cuna Indians.

Cuna textile fabrics.

Cuna Indians--Economic conditions.

Molas--Panama--San Blas Coast.

Molas.

Textile cooperatives--Panama--San Blas Coast.

Textile cooperatives.

Women in cooperative societies--Panama--San Blas Coast.

Women in cooperative societies.

San Blas Coast (Panama)--Economic conditions.

San Blas Coast (Panama).

San Blas Coast (Panama)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 232 p. ) ill., maps ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1995.

Summary:

"An informative analysis of craft production among the Kuna. Tice combines rich ethnographic detail and a description of mola production with an analysis of the impact of global market forces, tourism, and state programs (including the development of craft cooperatives) on local culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Framework

3. Traveling to San Blas

4. Political Economy of San Blas

5. Mola Commercialization

6. Mola Production, Exchange, and Use

7. Kuna Women Organize

8. Tourism and Molas on Carti-Sugtupu

9. The Mola Cooperative on Tupile

10. Molas and Middlemen in Mansucun: A Discussion of Female-supported Households

11. Insights from San Blas: Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy

Appendix: Methodology

Notes

Glossary of Kuna and Spanish Terms

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-79991-8

OCLC:

1280944724