Format:
Online-Ressource (x, 298 p)
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Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0762313757
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9780080467139
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9780762313754
Series Statement:
Research in economic anthropology v. 25
Content:
This 25th volume in the Research in Economic Anthropology series contains 12 original papers - nine empirical ethnographic studies and three theoretical essays - all linked by a common concern with economic choice in various social and cultural situations, and authored by researchers in anthropology, economics, and sociology. The ethnographic studies present data collected in Mexico, Paraguay, Columbia, Greece, Morocco, Egypt, Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan. Part I of the volume focuses on work migration, a theme that has received much attention of late. Papers in Part II are concerned with va
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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""Cover""; ""Choice in Economic Contexts: Ethnographic and Theoretical Enquiries""; ""Copyright page""; ""Contents""; ""List of contributors""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Part I: Migration and Labor""; ""Chapter 2. Migration in times of Globalization: The Central valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico""; ""Beginnings""; ""Migration Histories""; ""Endings""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3. Social Conditions of Foreign Laborers in a Meatpacking Factory in Rural Southern Taiwan""; ""Introduction""; ""Theoretical Frameworks""; ""Methodology""
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""Analysis""""Research Findings""; ""Discussion and Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. To Hire an ��Albanian��: Household Economy and Immigration in Rural Greece""; ""Introduction""; ""Household Economy in Argolida""; ""Eastern European Immigration""; ""The Incomplete Transformation of the Rural Economy""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Part II: Markets and Marketing""; ""Chapter 5. ��This is different, this is the Plaza��: Space, Gender, and Tactics in the work of Moroccan Tourist Sector Henna Artisans""
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""Introduction""""Cooperative Groups""; ""Specialization within the Group""; ""Other Cooperative Arrangements""; ""Control and Resistance""; ""Changing the Relationship to Space""; ""Mobility and Morality""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6. Economic Anthropology of Bangkok Go-Go Bars: Risk and Opportunity in a Bazaar-Type Market for Interpersonally Embedded Services""; ""Introduction: The Bazaar-Type Market and Interpersonal Service""; ""Sex Tourism in Thailand and Go-Go bars in Bangkok""; ""Uncertainty and Risk in Go-Go Bars""
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""Risk Reduction through Intensive Information Searches and Clientelization""""Emergent Uncertainty and Market Opportunity""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7. Transnational Consumer Goods Corporations in Egypt: Reaching towards the Mass Market""; ""Introduction""; ""Tncs as the Trailblazers for Modern Marketing in Egypt""; ""Delta Testimonials""; ""Something Cola""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8. Conceptualizations of Death in a Commercial Context: The Funeral Business in Present-Day Japan""; ""Introduction""; ""Studying the Funeral Industry""
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""General Operations""""New Practice, New Services""; ""Handling the Remains""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Part III: Local Responses to Market Shifts and Expansion in Latin America""; ""Chapter 9. The Effect of Infrastructure Development on Fictive Kin Choice Patterns in Rural Paraguay""; ""Statement of the Research""; ""Historical Background""; ""Research Findings""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 10. Wayúu Crafts: A Dilemma of Culture and Development""; ""Introduction""; ""The Wayúu""
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""Setting""
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Additional Edition:
Druckausg. Choice in economic contexts Amsterdam : Elsevier Jai, 2007 ISBN 0762313757
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780762313754
Language:
English
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