Description
Book SynopsisIn this study, Karin Tice explores the impact of the commercialization of mola production on Kuna society.
Trade ReviewThis book is the first effort to describe molas in full sociocultural context, systematically dealing with the history, symbolism, production, distribution, and even linkages to politics and kinship, as well as economics.... This book should equally interest those who care about gender studies, economic development, handicrafts, and Latin American indigenous or peasant populations. * Choice *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theoretical Framework
- 3. Traveling to San Blas
- 4. Political Economy of San Blas
- 5. Mola Commercialization
- 6. Mola Production, Exchange, and Use
- 7. Kuna Women Organize
- 8. Tourism and Molas on Carti-Sugtupu
- 9. The Mola Cooperative on Tupile
- 10. Molas and Middlemen in Mansucun: A Discussion of Female-supported Households
- 11. Insights from San Blas: Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy
- Appendix: Methodology Notes
- Glossary of Kuna and Spanish Terms
- References
- Index
