Crafts, capitalism, and women : the potters of La Chamba, Colombia / Ronald J. Duncan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.

List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Foreword / Stephen Gudeman -- Preface -- Introduction and fieldwork -- Women, mestizo craft traditions, and capitalism -- Tolima : La Chamba's place in Colombia -- The community of La Chamba -- The history of La Chamba ceramics -- Women potters and female-focused family work -- Work organization for the home-based potter -- Provincial style : cooking pots and bowls -- Contemporary market styles : tableware and fine ceramics -- Figurative ceramics : art or commerce -- Clay and beehive kilns : indigenous technologies -- La Chamba women and craft capitalism -- Women workers : from indigenous craft to mestizo capitalism -- Glossary of ceramic terms