Christine Hippert

Not Even a Grain of Rice

Buying Food on Credit in the Dominican Republic

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781498569606
• ISBN-10: 1498569609
• Artikelnr.: 60142405

Autorenporträt

By Christine Hippert

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: "Not Even a Grain of Rice:" Living and Working in a
Precarious Place
Chapter One: "I'm Not a Racist, But.:" Friction, Anti-Haitianism, and
Everyday Intercultural
Relations in Cabarete
Chapter Two : "Everything is Cheaper at the Supermarket, But I Can't Afford
It:" Colmados as a
Total Social Phenomenon
Chapter Three : "Pa' la Dignidad:" Fiao and the Emergent Moralities of
Being Responsible
Chapter Four : "The Door Is Always Open.Until It Isn't:" The Hidden Labor
of Becoming
Gente Responsable
Conclusion: "Fíame, Por Favor:" Ties that Bind in Cabarete