Hard bargaining in Sumatra : western travelers and Toba Bataks in the marketplace of souvenirs

Hard bargaining in Sumatra : western travelers and Toba Bataks in the marketplace of souvenirs /

Hard Bargaining in Sumatra is an artfully written and penetrating examination of interactions between Western travelers and Toba Batak wood carvers in the souvenir marketplaces of Samosir Island, North Sumatra. Toba Batak carvings, ranging from simple human figures of wood to elaborately engraved wa...

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Main Author: Causey, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2003.
Series:Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory.
Subjects:
Toba-Batak (Indonesian people) > Social conditions.
Toba-Batak (Indonesian people) > Economic conditions.
Wood-carving, Toba-Batak > Indonesia > Samosir Island.
Culture and tourism > Indonesia > Samosir Island.
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) > Indonesia > Samosir Island.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
Culture and tourism
Economic history
Manners and customs
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Wood-carving, Toba-Batak
Samosir Island (Indonesia) > Economic conditions.
Samosir Island (Indonesia) > Social life and customs.
Samosir (Indonésie) > Conditions économiques.
Samosir (Indonésie) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Indonesia > Samosir Island
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