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Author Cowen, Tyler

Title Markets and cultural voices : liberty vs. power in the lives of Mexican Amate painters / Tyler Cowen
Published Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2005]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Economics, cognition, and society
Economics, cognition, and society.
Contents Early years and the quest for markets -- American discovery -- The lives today -- How the outside world shapes politics : public choice and local government
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references pages (175-181) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Nahuas -- Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan -- Economic conditions
Nahuas -- Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan -- Industries
Nahua art -- Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan
Folk art -- Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan
Indian business enterprises -- Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan
Handmade paper -- Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan
Amate (Plant) -- Economic aspects -- Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan
ART -- Business Aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General.
Economic history
Folk art
Indian business enterprises
Nahua art
Nahuas -- Economic conditions
Handmade paper
Social conditions
Nahua (Indiens) -- Mexique -- Conditions économiques.
Art nahua -- Mexique -- Aspect économique.
SUBJECT San Agustín Oapan (Mexico) -- Social conditions
San Agustín Oapan (Mexico) -- Economic conditions
Subject Mexico -- San Agustín Oapan
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020706758
ISBN 9780472024124
0472024124
1282437798
9781282437791
9786612437793
6612437790