San Lorenzo, a neighborhood in the historic centre of Florence, and home to a market that has existed since before the Renaissance, is in transition. Globalization pressures—specifically international tourism and immigration—are forcing changes in the way vendors work, which in turn raises larger questions about identity.
San Lorenzo, a neighborhood in the historic centre of Florence, and home to a market that has existed since before the Renaissance, is in transition. Globalization pressures—specifically international tourism and immigration—are forcing changes in the way vendors work, which in turn raises larger questions about identity.
Anne Schiller is Professor of Anthropology at George Mason University and Fulbright-Con Il Sud Visiting Professor at the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy. She has conducted research and published extensively on identity and social movements in Italy and Indonesia. She is also active in the field of international education, and writes and presents on issues of cross-border collaboration among universities.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. San Lorenzo Neighborhood and Its Globalized Market A Marketplace in Transition Migrations and Complications Civic Administration and Politics in San Lorenzo Fieldwork as an Apprentice Vendor Marketplace Performance in the Theater of Sales Some Dilemmas of Fiorentinità 2. A Mercantile Neighborhood across Time A City of Merchants San Lorenzo in Medieval and Medicean Times Old, New, and Newer Markets From Traveling to Stationary Peddlers Diversity in the Most Cosmopolitan Part of the City Choosing the Right Vendor Identity and Heritage in a World Heritage Site 3. Lives and Livelihoods on Silver Street How Some Vendors Got Their Start Merchants and Their Merchandise Finding Work in San Lorenzo Competition in Close Quarters The Best Work Customer Relations Making Cents in San Lorenzo 4. Into the Heart of Florence Long-Term Vendors and Newcomers Fixed Merchants and Infringers Unlicensed Vending in the Marketplace Talking to the Neighbors 5. Saving San Lorenzo A Neighborhood Association The Saint Orsola Project and the Search for "Monna Lisa" Tsunami on the Market Stands Fiorentinità and Its Discontents 6. Fiorentinità in a Post-Florentine Market Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. San Lorenzo Neighborhood and Its Globalized Market A Marketplace in Transition Migrations and Complications Civic Administration and Politics in San Lorenzo Fieldwork as an Apprentice Vendor Marketplace Performance in the Theater of Sales Some Dilemmas of Fiorentinità 2. A Mercantile Neighborhood across Time A City of Merchants San Lorenzo in Medieval and Medicean Times Old, New, and Newer Markets From Traveling to Stationary Peddlers Diversity in the Most Cosmopolitan Part of the City Choosing the Right Vendor Identity and Heritage in a World Heritage Site 3. Lives and Livelihoods on Silver Street How Some Vendors Got Their Start Merchants and Their Merchandise Finding Work in San Lorenzo Competition in Close Quarters The Best Work Customer Relations Making Cents in San Lorenzo 4. Into the Heart of Florence Long-Term Vendors and Newcomers Fixed Merchants and Infringers Unlicensed Vending in the Marketplace Talking to the Neighbors 5. Saving San Lorenzo A Neighborhood Association The Saint Orsola Project and the Search for "Monna Lisa" Tsunami on the Market Stands Fiorentinità and Its Discontents 6. Fiorentinità in a Post-Florentine Market Bibliography Index
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