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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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.
Physical Description:	xx, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index.
ISBN:	1498569609 9781498569606