Kuna crafts, gender, and the global economy

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.

subjects: Economic conditions,  Cuna Indians,  Industries,  Molas,  Textile cooperatives,  Social conditions,  Women in cooperative societies,  Cuna textile fabrics,  Indians of central america, economic conditions,  Indian textile fabrics,  Panama, economic conditions,  Women in development,  Economic development,  Panama, social conditions,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Economics,  Comparative,  Economic History,  Cuna (volk),  Textiel,  Vercommercialisering,  Textielhandel,  Sekseverschillen,  Economische ontwikkeling,  Cuna (Indiens),  Industrie,  Conditions économiques,  Textiles et tissus cuna,  Industrie textile,  Coopératives de production,  Femmes,  Travail,  Conditions sociales,  Economic policy

Places: Panama,  San Blas Coast,  San Blas Coast (Panama)