Guinea Pigs: Food, Symbol and Conflict of Knowledge in Ecuador (Global Issues)

by EduardoP.Archetti (Author), ValentinaNapolitano (Translator)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $47.88

  Presents a description of the range of cultural practices surrounding the guinea pig, ranging from the way the animals are reared, through a cuisine, to their role in ritual life. This book highlights the way the gender dimension is central to understanding resistances to 'modernization' and the power of 'experts'.