WHEN THINGS ARE A BURDEN ON YOU: MATERIAL CULTURE ETHNOGRAPHY IN THE FOOTHILLS O F THE SIERRA NEVADA
WHEN THINGS ARE A BURDEN ON YOU: MATERIAL CULTURE ETHNOGRAPHY IN THE FOOTHILLS O F THE SIERRA NEVADA

Summary/Abstract: 1 carried out an ethnographic study on a group of mainstream European migrants to south of Spain, a small region in Andalusia - La Alpujarra. Contrary to prevailing anthropological theories of migration, these migrants do not follow mainstream flows, i.e., towards more developed urban centres, to maximize their economical value, but do the opposite: they try to live on less with a different view on standard of living, ascribing value to open spaces and self-organized time instead of to new cars and careers. Luxury is being redefined, with time, attention, space, calm, nature, and safety being at the top of the ladder.

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