{"product_id":"the-festive-state-9780520223318","title":"The Festive State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a guide to the workings of festive behaviour, often seen as the uniform expression of a collective consciousness. The book combines four case studies in multisite ethnography to demonstrate how concepts of race, ethnicity, history, gender, and nationhood are challenged and redefined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments  1. Variations on a Venezuelan Quartet 2. The Selling of San Juan: The Performance of History in an Afro-Venezuelan Community 3. \"Indianness\" and the Construction of Ethnicity in the Day of the Monkey 4. \"Full Speed Ahead with Venezuela\": The Tobacco Industry, Nationalism, and the Business of Popular Culture 5. From Village Square to Opera House: Tamunangue and the Theater of Domination  Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402811416919,"sku":"9780520223318","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520223318.jpg?v=1730481576","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-festive-state-9780520223318","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}