Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections on both sides of the US-Mexico border. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles. The story of mineral exploration and trade defines a variegated transnational space, shedding new light on the complex relationship between these two countries and on the process of making value itself.
Detalles
Formato
Tapa suave
Número de Páginas
264
Lenguaje
Inglés
Editorial
Indiana University Press
Fecha de Publicación
2013-06-19
Dimensiones
9.0" x 6.0" x 0.6" pulgadas
Serie
Tracking Globalization
Letra Grande
No
Con Ilustraciones
Si
Temas
América Latina, Mexicano
Acerca del Autor
Elizabeth Emma Ferry is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. She is author of Not Ours Alone: Patrimony, Value, and Collectivity in Contemporary Mexico and editor (with Mandana Limbert) of Timely Assets: The Politics of Resources and their Temporalities.
Descripción
Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections on both sides of the US-Mexico border. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles. The story of mineral exploration and trade defines a variegated transnational space, shedding new light on the complex relationship between these two countries and on the process of making value itself.
Detalles
Formato
Tapa dura
Número de Páginas
264
Lenguaje
Inglés
Editorial
Indiana University Press
Fecha de Publicación
2013-06-19
Dimensiones
9.26" x 6.37" x 0.83" pulgadas
Serie
Tracking Globalization
Letra Grande
No
Con Ilustraciones
Si
Temas
América Latina, Mexicano
Acerca del Autor
Elizabeth Emma Ferry is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. She is author of Not Ours Alone: Patrimony, Value, and Collectivity in Contemporary Mexico and editor (with Mandana Limbert) of Timely Assets: The Politics of Resources and their Temporalities.
Minerals, Collecting, and Value Across the U.S.-Mexico Border
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