The allure of the foreign : imported goods in postcolonial Latin America / edited by Benjamin Orlove.

Other author Orlove, Benjamin S.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1997.
Descriptionviii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesLinking levels of analysis
Linking levels of analysis. ^A353643
Contents Giving importance to imports / Benjamin Orlove and Arnold J. Bauer -- Changing consumption patterns and everyday life in two Peruvian regions : food, dress, and housing in the central and southern highlands (1820-1920) / Thomas Krüggeler -- From benches to sofas : diversification patterns of consumption in San José (1857-1861) / Patricia Vega Jiménez -- Foreign cloth in the lowland frontier : commerce and consumption of textiles in Bolivia, 1830-1930 / Eric D. Langer -- Chile in the belle epoque : primitive producers, civilized consumers / Benjamin Orlove and Arnold J. Bauer -- Imports and standards of justice on the Mexico-United States border / Josiah McC. Heyman -- Building from migration : imported design and everyday use of migrant houses in Mexico / Peri L. Fletcher.
Local noteLittle-317088--305131017236W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-214) and index.
LCCN 96045899
ISBN0472106643 (acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HC130.C6 A43 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold