Everyday Moral Economies - E-book

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Everyday Moral Economies - ENG

Food, Politics And Scale In Cuba

Marisa Wilson

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ISBN:	9781118302026
Formato:	ePub
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Wiley Global Research (STMS)
Tema:	Ciencia
Subtema:	Ciencias de la Tierra geografia
Número de páginas:	264
Año de publicación:	20130923

Offering a rare glimpse of rural life in modern-day Cuba, this book examines how ordinary Cubans carve out their own spaces for â€˜appropriateâ€™ acts of consumption, exchange, and production within the contradictory normative and material spaces of everyday economic life. Discusses the conflict between the socialist-welfare ideal of food as an entitlement and the market value of food as a commodity Bridges the fields of human geography and anthropology Approaches food networks and the scale of food systems in a novel way Provides a comprehensive look at Cuba today, with coverage of history, politics, economics, and social and environmental justice Enhanced by vivid photos from the field Â

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