Hard Bargaining in Sumatra : : Western Travelers and Toba Bataks in the Marketplace of Souvenirs /

Hard Bargaining in Sumatra : : Western Travelers and Toba Bataks in the Marketplace of Souvenirs / / Andrew Causey.

Hard Bargaining in Sumatra is an artfully written and penetrating examination of interactions between Western travelers and Toba Batak wood carvers in the souvenir marketplaces of Samosir Island, North Sumatra. Toba Batak carvings, ranging from simple human figures of wood to elaborately engraved wa...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
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Causey, Andrew,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2003]
©2003
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction "Tunggu Dulu Tesnya...": Stories from the Fancy Mat
  • Chapter 1. Orienting the View
  • Chapter 2. Locating Lake Toba
  • Chapter 3. Knowing Who Is Who
  • Chapter 4. Carving a Life in Batakland
  • Chapter 5. Creating Value and Meaning
  • Chapter 6. Locating Spaces of Interaction
  • Chapter 7. Innovating Traditions
  • Conclusion: Someplace in Between
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index
  • about the author

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