Peruvian street lives : culture, power, and economy among market women of Cuzco / Linda J. Seligmann.

Author/creator Seligmann, Linda J., 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2004.
Descriptionx, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Women--Peru. --Cuzco. --Social conditions.
Women--Peru. --Cuzco. --Economic conditions.
Peddling--Peru. --Cuzco.
Poor women--Peru. --Cuzco.
Markets--Peru. --Cuzco.
Women merchants--Peru. --Cuzco.

SeriesInterpretations of culture in the new millennium
Interpretations of culture in the new millennium. ^A604715
Contents Market spaces and market places -- Dried goods, soup, and fried eggs: exchange relations among market women -- Bitter salt: household structures and gender ideologies -- Straw hats: the world of wholesalers -- Harpies and the empty, dirty, overpriced bread basket: regulating the market chain -- Sharks: loan and credit arrangements -- Talking brew, butchering patience: conversations in the marketplace -- Race recipes: alliances and animosity -- Angels and saints: popular religiosity among market women -- Two-way streets: political action among market women -- Conclusion: what's in store?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-235) and index.
LCCN 2003014290
ISBN0252029011 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780252029011 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0252071670 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780252071676 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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