| Description |
xiii, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
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| Note |
Translation of: Les vendredis de Carpentras: faire son marché, en Provence ou ailleurs. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword to the American edition, by Jack Katz -- Introduction -- The market stage -- City tour -- Well-ordered chaos -- An economy of enticement -- The art of taking one's time -- Familiar strangers -- Delights of free trade -- Commerce of the imaginary -- "The customer doesn't go by price here" -- "Pumpkins are rounder at the market" -- "Let me have some pâté, but your pâté" -- "I sell Provence" -- Ordinary authenticity -- The truffle circle -- Pleasure of the agora -- Equality of opportunity -- All at the market, all in the same boat -- In full view -- Generalized friendship -- Identity on offer -- "Do you still make those little caillettes of yours?" -- In the forebears' footsteps -- Conclusion: a moment of utopia. |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject |
Markets -- France -- Carpentras -- Social aspects.
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Fairs -- France -- Carpentras -- Social aspects.
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Carpentras (France) -- Commerce -- Social aspects.
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Carpentras (France) -- Economic conditions.
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| ISBN |
0226141845 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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