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Elizabeth Emma Ferry
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Indiana University Press
"A jewel to those interested in ore mining, mineral collecting and mineralogy, or the anthropology of value." American Ethnologist
Anthropologist Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections on both sides of the United States-Mexico border. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles. The story of mineral exploration and trade defines a variegated transnational space, shedding new light on the complex relationship between these two countriesand on the process of making value itself.
"A novel contribution to the anthropology of natural resources." Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology
"Highly recommended." Choice
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