Maps and Figures

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps and Figures viii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction. False Borders, Embroidered Lives 1
6. 1 Traveling 35
7. 2 Fabricating Ethnic Frontiers: Identity in a Region at the Crossroads 78
8. 3 Clothing the Body: Visual Domain and Cultural Process 103
9. 4 Addressing History: Representation and the Embodiment of Memory 147
10. 5 Dancing in Disguise: Transvestism and Festivals as Performance 185
11. 6 Marching and Meaning: Ethnic Symbols and Gendered Demonstrations 215
12. 7 Making Difference: Gender and Production in a Workshop System 241
13. 8 Trading Places: Exchange, Identity, and the Commoditization of Cloth 267
14. Conclusion. Why Women Wear Polleras 298
15. Notes 305
16. Bibliography 323
17. Index 355