Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes
(Part of the Women in Culture and Society Series)
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Book Overview
Winner of the 2003 Senior Book Prize from the American Ethnological Society. Cholas and Pishtacos are two provocative characters from South American popular culture-a sensual mixed-race woman and a horrifying white killerwho show up in everything from horror stories and dirty jokes to romantic novels and travel posters. In this elegantly written book, these two figures become vehicles for an exploration of race, sex, and violence that pulls the reader into the vivid landscapes and lively cities of the Andes. Weismantel's theory of race and sex begins not with individual identity but with three forms of social and economic interaction: estrangement, exchange, and accumulation. She maps the barriers that separate white and Indian, male and female-barriers that exist not in order to prevent exchange, but rather to exacerbate its inequality. Weismantel weaves together sources ranging from her own fieldwork and the words of potato sellers, hotel maids, and tourists to classic works by photographer Martin Chambi and novelist Jos Mar a Arguedas. Cholas and Pishtacos is also an enjoyable and informative introduction to a relatively unknown region of the Americas.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226891542
ISBN13:9780226891545
Release Date:December 2001
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:334 Pages
Weight:1.17 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Wonderful ethnography
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
The book as a whole is a wonderful ethnographic work. The author vividly paints the Latin American landscape so that the audience is right there with her. It shows a different side of the traditional ideas about Latin American women. It discusses the ideals of racism in Latin America as well as delves into the explaination of it.
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