Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is the author, with Peter Benson, of
Broccoli and Desire: Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala (Stanford 2006). He is also the founder of Maní+, a social enterprise combating malnutrition.
8 Ebooks de Edward F. Fischer
Edward F. Fischer: The Good Life
What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups use the market in pursuit of the ‘good life.’ But wha …
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Edward F. Fischer: Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America
In recent years the concept and study of “civil society” has received a lot of attention from political scientists, economists, and sociologists, but less so from anthropologists. A ground-breaking e …
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€34.99
Edward F Fischer & Carol Hendrickson: Tecpan Guatemala
This book discusses the indigenous people of Tecpan Guatemala, a predominantly Kaqchikel Maya town in the Guatemalan highlands. It seeks to build on the traditional strengths of ethnography while rej …
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€48.94
Edward F Fischer & Carol Hendrickson: Tecpan Guatemala
This book discusses the indigenous people of Tecpan Guatemala, a predominantly Kaqchikel Maya town in the Guatemalan highlands. It seeks to build on the traditional strengths of ethnography while rej …
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€48.87
Adriana Farah: Coffee
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world but what are the health advantages or disadvantages from consuming it? This book covers how health is influenced by the consumption of coffee fro …
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€134.99
Adriana Farah: Coffee
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world but what are the health advantages or disadvantages from consuming it? This book covers how health is influenced by the consumption of coffee fro …
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€134.99
Edward F. Fischer: Making Better Coffee
An anthropologist uncovers how ‘great coffee’ depends not just on taste, but also on a complex system of values worked out among farmers, roasters, and consumers. What justifies the steep prices comm …
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€30.99
Timothy J. Smith & Kevin Young: Mayas in Postwar Guatemala
Like the original Harvest of Violence, published in 1988, this volume reveals how the contemporary Mayas contend with crime, political violence, internal community power struggles, and the broader im …
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€38.41
