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- Markets and Cultural Voices: Liberty vs. Power in the Lives of Mexican Amate Painters
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
- Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society
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.
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 3. American Discovery
- pp. 41-71
- 6. Concluding and Summary Remarks
- pp. 141-157
- Bibliography
- pp. 175-181
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472024124
Related ISBN(s)
9780472068890, 9780472098897
MARC Record
OCLC
652278894
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No