{"product_id":"artisans-and-cooperatives-kimberly-m-grimes-9780816520886","title":"Artisans and Cooperatives: Developing Alternative Trade for the Global Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith new markets opening up\u003c\/b\u003e for goods produced by artisans from all parts of the world, craft commercialization and craft industries have become key components of local economies. Now with the emergence of the Fair Trade movement and public opposition to sweatshop labor, many people are demanding that artisans in third world countries not be exploited for their labor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together case studies from the Americas and Asia, this timely collection of articles addresses the interplay among subsistence activities, craft production, and the global market. It contributes to current debates on economic inequality by offering practical examples of the political, economic, and cultural issues surrounding artisan production as an expressive vehicle of ethnic and gender identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStriking a balance between economic and ethnographic analyses, the contributors observe what has worked and what hasn't in a range of craft cooperatives and show how some artisans have expanded their entrepreneurial role by marketing crafts in addition to producing them. Among the topics discussed are the accommodation of craft traditions in the global market, fair trade issues, and the emerging role of the anthropologist as a proactive agent for artisan groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the gap between rich and poor widens, the fate of subsistence economies seems more and more uncertain. The artisans in this book show that people can and do employ innovative opportunities to develop their talents, and in the process strengthen their ethnic identities.\u003c\/p\u003e Contents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Facing the Challenges of Artisan Production in the Global Market \/ Kimberly M. Grimes and B. Lynne Milgram\u003cbr\u003e Democratizing International Production and Trade: North American Alternative Trading Organizations \/ Kimberly M. Grimes\u003cbr\u003e Building on Local Strengths: Nepalese Fair Trade Textiles \/ Rachel MacHenry\u003cbr\u003e \"That They Be in the Middle, Lord\" Women, Weaving, and Cultural Survival in Highland Chiapas, Mexico \/ Christine E. Eber\u003cbr\u003e The International Craft Market: A Double-Edged Sword for Guatemalan Maya Women \/ Martha Lynd\u003cbr\u003e Of Women, Hope, and Angels: Fair Trade and Artisan Production in a Squatter Settlement in Guatemala City \/ Brenda Rosenbaum\u003cbr\u003e Reorganizing Textile Production for the Global Market: Women's Craft Cooperatives in Ifugao, Upland Philippines \/ B. Lynne Milgram\u003cbr\u003e Textile Production in Rural Oaxaca, Mexico, and the Complexities of the Global Market for Handmade Crafts \/ Jeffrey H. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e \"Part-Time for Pin Money\" The Legacy of Navajo Women's Craft Production \/ Kathy M'Closkey\u003cbr\u003e The Hard Sell: Anthropologists as Brokers of Crafts in the Global Marketplace \/ Andrew Causey\u003cbr\u003e Postscript: To Market, To Market \/ June Nash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kimberly M. Grimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816520887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816520886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Kimberly M. Grimes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059857355007,"sku":"9780816520886","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ea4a5ed-a070-4238-8c93-210967b8197e.jpg?v=1685060725","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/artisans-and-cooperatives-kimberly-m-grimes-9780816520886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}