The Native World-System: An Ethnography of Bolivian Aymara Traders in the Global Economy

Research Associate Nico Tassi

ISBN 10: 0190255226 / ISBN 13: 9780190255220

Edité par Oxford University Press, USA, 2016

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Synopsis :

Based on years of fieldwork, this ethnography of the Bolivian Aymara trading system and its networks and economic strategies examines one of the most up-and-coming forms of indigenous entrepreneurship on the American continent, in a region where the indigenous population is still stigmatized for being associated with poverty and backward ways. In doing so, it illuminates a critical dynamic of globalization that is taking place behind the scenes. By analyzing Aymara economic institutions and networks and their concepts and practices of business management, The Native World-System describes a system in which indigenous sociopolitical structures and religious values and beliefs are interwoven with an advanced economic practice, specialized technological know-how, and global networks.

The Native World-System is a volume in the ISSUES OF GLOBALIZATION: CASE STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGY series, which examines the experiences of individual communities in our contemporary world. Each volume offers a brief and engaging exploration of a particular issue arising from globalization and its cultural, political, and economic effects on certain peoples or groups.

À propos de l'auteur: Nico Tassi is a Research Associate at University College London and at the Centro de Investigaciónes Sociales (CIS) in La Paz, Bolivia.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Native World-System: An Ethnography of ...
Éditeur : Oxford University Press, USA
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : New