The Making and Unmaking of the Haya Lived World: Consumption, Commoditization, and Everyday Practice (Body, Commodity, Text) by Brad Weiss

Body, Commodity, Text

by Brad Weiss

This book explores Haya ways of inhabiting their locales, and examines the forces that shape and transform these processes over time.

Genres: Anthropology, Africa

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 4, 1996

About the author

Brad Weiss is Professor of Anthropology at the College of William & Mary and the author of Real Pigs: Shifting Values in the Field of Local Pork, The Making and Unmaking of the Haya Lived World: Consumption, Commoditization, and Everyday Practice, , and Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barbershops: Global Fantasy in Urban Tanzania.

Reviews

[Philip · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fascinating if somewhat frustrating book. It has certainly motivated me to read and learn more about this fascinating culture. Don't let the authors self- indulgent anthropology "mumbo jumbo" put you off a good read.