Pottery, Livelihoods, and Landscapes A Case Study from the Peruvian Andes /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bell, Martha G. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Ethnology > Latin America.; Trade.; Business.; Commerce.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Cultural Geography.; Latin American Culture.

This book describes the pottery trade activities of the residents of the community of San Bartolomé de los Olleros in Piura, Peru. Based on extensive interviews with potters and traders, it explains why the barter of pots continues to be practiced, and explores how pottery production and exchange pr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Approaches to Rural Livelihoods and Exchange Systems in the Andes
• Chapter 2: Context and Research Design
• 2.1 Pottery Production in Piura
• 2.2 Research Methods
• Chapter 3: Networks of Pottery Exchange
• 3.1 Methods of Pottery Distribution and the Case of San Bartolomé de Olleros
• 3.2 Trading Trips
• 3.3 Community-Based Exchange
• 3.4 Visiting Customers
• 3.5 Annual Fairs
• 3.6 Itinerant Potters & Peonage
• 3.7 Urban Markets
• Chapter 4: Negotiating the Exchange Landscape
• 4.1 Kinds of Places, Kinds of Food: The Geography of Agriculture in Piura
• 4.2 Exchange Rates and Methods of Measurement
• 4.3 Potters’ Life Cycles and Trade Practices
• Chapter 5: Pottery Exchange and Livelihoods: An Assessment
• 5.1 The spatiality of pottery production and exchange as a livelihood activity
• 5.2 Significance for Livelihood Studies and Andean Studies.-5.3 Significance for Ethnography and Archaeology of Pottery
• 5.4 Final conclusions.