Bibliograph

Merchants in the city of art, work, identity, and change in a Florentine market, Anne L. Schiller

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Merchants in the city of art, work, identity, and change in a Florentine market, Anne L. Schiller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Merchants in the city of art

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

976472537

Responsibility statement

Anne L. Schiller

Series statement

Teaching culture

Sub title

work, identity, and change in a Florentine market

Summary

"In Merchants in the City of Art, Anne Schiller addresses classic anthropological questions about culture change and places them in a contemporary context, bringing together issues of work, heritage, immigration, and tourism. San Lorenzo, a neighborhood located in the historic centre of the celebrated city of Florence, and home to a market that has existed since before the Renaissance, is in transition. Globalization pressures--specifically international tourism and migration--are forcing changes in the way vendors work, which in turn raises larger questions about identity, authenticity, and heritage. This lively and engaging ethnography, written and designed with students in mind, uses the experiences and perspectives of a set of long-time market vendors to explore how cultural identities are formed, and how they change, and are negotiated during periods of profound social and economic change"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

San Lorenzo neighborhood and its globalized market -- A mercantile neighborhood across time -- Lives and livelihoods on Silver Street -- Into the heart of Florence -- Saving San Lorenzo -- Fiorentinità in a post-Florentine market

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Work, identity, and change in a Florentine market

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