World of Sofia Velasquez The Autobiography of a Bolivian Market Vendor

Name: World of Sofia Velasquez The Autobiography of a Bolivian Market Vendor
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ISBN: 9780231104678

ISBN-10: 0231104677

ISBN-13: 9780231104678

Edition: 1996

Authors: Hans Buechler, Judith-Maria Buechler

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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 9/5/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Hans Buechler is professor of anthropology at Syracuse University.Judith-Maria Buechler is professor of anthropology at Hobart and William Smith College.



Illustrations


Preface


Introduction



Childhood Memories



Learning How to Sell



Adapting to Life in LlamacachiCaseras



Life as a Market Vendor



Living and Marketing in the Eighties and Nineties



The Supernatural as a Tool of Control



Becoming a Union Leader



The Demise of Market Unions



Market Organizations in the Eighties



Changing Identifications



Adopting a Child



Rene and Rocio


Conclusion


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index