{"product_id":"markets-and-cultural-voices-tyler-cowen-9780472068890","title":"Markets and Cultural Voices: Liberty vs. Power in the Lives of Mexican Amate Painters","description":"This intriguing work explores the world of three amate artists. A native tradition, all of their painting is done in Mexico, yet, the finished product is sold almost exclusively to wealthy American art buyers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCowen examines this cultural interaction between Mexico and the United States to see how globalization shapes the lives and the work of the artists and their families. The story of these three artists reveals that this exchange simultaneously creates economic opportunities for the artists, but has detrimental effects on the village. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA view of the daily village life of three artists connected to the larger art world, this book should be of particular interest to those in the fields of cultural economics, Latino studies, economic anthropology and globalization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyler Cowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047206889X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472068890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.40w x 0.55d","brand":"Tyler Cowen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054839984383,"sku":"9780472068890","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a0d32c4-dea9-4678-b370-976df39a1940.jpg?v=1685032300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/markets-and-cultural-voices-tyler-cowen-9780472068890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}