Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes Paperback - 2001
by Mary Weismantel
First line
The image of the open-air market is one of timeless tranquility.
From the rear cover
Winner of the 2003 Senior Book Prize from the American Ethnological Society. The chola and the pishtaco are provocative characters from South American popular culture--the former a sensual mixed-race woman and the latter a horrifying white killer--who 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.
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- Title Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes
- Author Mary Weismantel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 334
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-12-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780226891545 / 0226891542
- Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 6 x 0.88 in (22.76 x 15.24 x 2.24 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Indians of South America - Andes Region -, Indians of South America - Andes Region
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001001398
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.800
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Citations
- Choice, 10/01/2002, Page 363
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