| #3104633 in Books | 2016-07-01 | Original language:English | 6.20 x1.00 x9.30l,1.12 | File type: PDF | 240 pages|||'This exemplary ethnography, a fascinating examination of the choices that people in one indigenous society make in deciding when and how to dress, illuminates the nature of cultural displays and cross-cultural encounters as well as the expectations, desires,
Exoticisation undressed is an innovative ethnography that makes visible the many layers through which our understandings of indigenous cultures are filtered and their inherent power to distort and refract understanding. The book focuses in detail on the clothing practices of the Emberá in Panama, an Amerindian ethnic group, who have gained national and international visibility through their engagement with indigenous tourism. The very act of gaining visibility whi...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Exoticisation Undressed: Ethnographic Nostalgia and Authenticity in Emberá Clothes (New Ethnograpies Mup) | Dimitrios Theodossopoulos. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
