Securing a Place: Small-Scale Artisans in Modern Indonesia

by Elizabeth Morrell

This book describes artisans from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, as they attempt to overcome poverty and communicate ethnic identity through participation in fluctuating silk and tourist souvenir industries. Morrell assesses the significance and long-term sustainability of their activities. The discussion addresses broad questions about economic development, as microenterprises such as these are vital sources of non-farm incomes in rural areas with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877271399
• ISBN13: 9780877271390
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher