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Markets and Cultural Voices: Liberty vs. Power in the Lives of Mexican Amate Painters
Tyler CowenThis 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.
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.
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Cover
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Title
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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1 • Introduction
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2 • Early Years and the Quest for Markets
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3 • American Discovery
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4 • The Lives Today
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5 • How the Outside World Shapes Politics: Public Choice and Local Government
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6 • Concluding and Summary Remarks
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Published: 2005
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
- 978-0-472-06889-0 (paper)
- 978-0-472-02412-4 (ebook)