Not Even a Grain of Rice: Buying Food on Credit in the Dominican Republic

Christine Hippert

doi:10.5771/9781498569613

Summary

Christine Hippert examines buying food on credit in corner stores in Cabarete, an international tourism destination in the Dominican Republic and a hub for migrant laborers. The voices in this book highlight people’s experiences with food, debt, and survival to reveal emerging social changes related to race, gender, class, and citizenship.

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Edition: 1/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4985-6960-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4985-6961-3
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 156
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures and Table No access
3. Preface No access
1. Anti-Haitianism and the Legacies of the Past in the Present No access
2. Fiao, Gente Responsable, and Colmados No access
3. Food Shopping, Debt, and the Boundaries of Moral Personhood No access
4. Research Design and Structure of the Book No access
5. Notes No access
Chapter 1 “I’m Not a Racist, But . . .” No access Pages 31 - 56
Chapter 2 “Everything Is Cheaper at the Supermarket, but I Can’t Afford It” No access Pages 57 - 82
Chapter 3 “Pa’ la Dignidad” No access Pages 83 - 106
Chapter 4 “The Door Is Always Open . . . Until It Isn’t” No access Pages 107 - 132
Conclusion No access Pages 133 - 140
References No access Pages 141 - 148
Index No access Pages 149 - 154
About the Author No access Pages 155 - 156