{"product_id":"not-even-a-grain-of-rice-9781498569606","title":"Not Even a Grain of Rice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ethnography examines the impact of food shopping on emerging social changes in Cabarete, an important international tourism destination in the Dominican Republic and a hub for migrant laborers. This book analyzes the social networks of fiao, a form of in-store credit for food buying, in the context of class solidarity, poverty, and racism. The voices in this book shed light on the complexity of people's experiences with food shopping, debt, and survival to reveal a more complicated interpersonal engagement between Haitians and Dominicans than has been previously assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: “Not Even a Grain of Rice:” Living and Working in a Precarious Place \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: “I’m Not a Racist, But…:” Friction, Anti-Haitianism, and Everyday Intercultural \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelations in Cabarete \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two : “Everything is Cheaper at the Supermarket, But I Can’t Afford It:” Colmados as a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal Social Phenomenon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three : “Pa’ la Dignidad:” Fiao and the Emergent Moralities of Being Responsible \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four : “The Door Is Always Open…Until It Isn’t:” The Hidden Labor of Becoming \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGente Responsable \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: “Fíame, Por Favor:” Ties that Bind in Cabarete \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040805126487,"sku":"9781498569606","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498569606.jpg?v=1750947902","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/not-even-a-grain-of-rice-9781498569606","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}