Not even a grain of rice : buying food on credit in the Dominican Republic /

Not even a grain of rice : buying food on credit in the Dominican Republic /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hippert, Christine, author.
Imprint:	Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2021] ©2021
Description:	xx, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Grocery shopping -- Dominican Republic. Consumer credit -- Dominican Republic. Food supply -- Dominican Republic. Quality of life -- Dominican Republic. Consumer credit. Food supply. Grocery shopping. Quality of life. Social conditions. Dominican Republic -- Social conditions. Dominican Republic.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12524194

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ISBN:	1498569609 9781498569606
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index. Christine Hippert is professor of anthropology in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Summary:	Christine Hippert examines buying food on credit in corner stores in Cabarete, an international tourism destination in the Dominican Republic and a hub for migrant laborers. The voices in this book highlight people's experiences with food, debt, and survival to reveal emerging social changes related to race, gender, class, and citizenship.

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Call Number:	TX360.D65 H57 2021
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