Market day in Provence / Michèle de La Pradelle ; translated by Amy Jacobs.

Author/creator La Pradelle, Michèle de.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Descriptionxiii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Uniform titleVendredis de Carpentras. English
SeriesFieldwork encounters and discoveries
Fieldwork encounters and discoveries. ^A628557
Contents Foreword to the American edition, by Jack Katz -- Introduction -- The market stage -- City tour -- Well-ordered chaos -- An economy of enticement -- The art of taking one's time -- Familiar strangers -- Delights of free trade -- Commerce of the imaginary -- "The customer doesn't go by price here" -- "Pumpkins are rounder at the market" -- "Let me have some pâté, but your pâté" -- "I sell Provence" -- Ordinary authenticity -- The truffle circle -- Pleasure of the agora -- Equality of opportunity -- All at the market, all in the same boat -- In full view -- Generalized friendship -- Identity on offer -- "Do you still make those little caillettes of yours?" -- In the forebears' footsteps -- Conclusion: a moment of utopia.
General noteTranslation of: Les vendredis de Carpentras: faire son marché, en Provence ou ailleurs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-257) and index.
LanguageTranslated from the French.
LCCN 2005014063
ISBN0226141845 (cloth)

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Joyner General Stacks HF5474.F9 C37713 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold