Wine is our bread: labour and value in Moldovan winemaking

Based on ethnographic work in a Moldovan winemaking village, Wine Is Our Bread shows how workers in a prestigious winery have experienced the country's recent entry into the globalized wine market and how their productive activities at home and in the winery contribute to the value of commercia...

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Main Author: Ana, Daniela Elena 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford Berghahn 2022
Series:Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy volume 9
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Based on ethnographic work in a Moldovan winemaking village, Wine Is Our Bread shows how workers in a prestigious winery have experienced the country's recent entry into the globalized wine market and how their productive activities at home and in the winery contribute to the value of commercial terroir wines. Drawing on theories of globalization, economic anthropology and political economy, the book contributes to understanding how crises and inequalities in capitalism lead to the 'creative destruction' of local products, their accelerated standardization and the increased exploitation of labour
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Okt 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 188 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9781800733428
DOI:10.1515/9781800733428

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