Kuna crafts, gender, and the global economy
By: Karin E. Tice.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Cuna Indians -- Industries.; Cuna textile fabrics.; Cuna Indians -- Economic conditions.; Molas -- Panama -- San Blas Coast.; Textile cooperatives -- Panama -- San Blas Coast.; Women in cooperative societies -- Panama -- San Blas Coast.; San Blas Coast (Panama) -- Economic conditions.; San Blas Coast (Panama) -- Social conditions.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-223) and index.