Edward F. Fischer is a professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University who writes on political economy, development, and culture. He is a cited expert on well-being, the Maya of

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, and the German social economy.

Biography

Fischer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham along with a Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Tulane University. He currently directs the Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies.

Academic work

Fischer has written numerous books, including: ''Cultural Logics and Global Economies'' (a 2002 Choice Outstanding Academic Title), ''Broccoli and Desire,'' and ''Cash on the Table''. He starred in The Teaching Company's Great Course series “Peoples and Cultures of the World,” has been featured on BigThink.com, and is often cited in media outlets. He was the executive producer of the film ''Música Campesina'' by

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. In 2009, Fischer founded Maní+, a social enterprise in

that develops and produces locally sourced complementary foods to fight malnutrition. He also consults with private companies and public agencies.“Edward Fischer”

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Selected bibliography

* (with R. McKenna Brown) (1997). ''Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala''. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. 255 pages. . * (with Carol Hendrickson) (2002). ''Tecpan Guatemala: A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context''. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. pp. 184 pages. . * (2002). ''Cultural Logics and Global Economies: Maya Identity in Thought and Practice''. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. 303 pages. . * (2004) ''Peoples and Cultures of the World: The Great Courses''. Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company. . * (with John M. Watanabe) (2004). ''Pluralizing Ethnography: Comparison and Representation in Maya Cultures, Histories, and Identities''. Santa Fe, NM: School of American Research Press. pp. 370 pages. . * (with Peter Benson) (2006). ''Broccoli and Desire: Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala''. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. pp. 224 pages. . * (with others) (2008). ''Of Rage and Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin''. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. pp. 99 pages. . * (2008). ''Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America''. Oxford and New York: Berghahn Books. pp. 224 pages. . * (2013). ''Cash on the Table: Markets, Values and Moral Economies''. Santa Fe, NM: School of American Research Press. pp. 275 pages. .

References

External links

* * http://www.maniplus.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Edward F. Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Vanderbilt University faculty American anthropologists