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Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Chiloé Today and Over the Centuries; Introduction; The Place; The History; Indigenous Origins; Colonial Years; Chiloé under Chile; Early Industrialization: Fishing and Aquaculture; The Rise of Salmon Farms; Urbanization; Chiloé Today; The Crisis of 2016; Challenges Ahead; Organization of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Local Knowledge, Local Networks, and Successful Cooperative Mussel Aquaculture on Chiloé; Research Design; Study Area; Fishing in Chile and Chiloé; Buzos (Divers); Fishers in Chonchi; Aquaculture in Chile and Chiloé

The Mussel CooperativesIs Aquaculture Sustainable?; Future Direction; References; Chapter 3: Livelihood Diversification as a Form of Resilience? An Ethnographic Account of Artisanal Fishers in Chile's Lakes Region; Artisanal Fisheries in Chiloé and the Broader Lakes Region; Fishing: A Way of Life; A Way of Life Threatened; Livelihood Diversification as Resilience to Abrupt Environmental Change; Limitations of Livelihood Diversification; References; Chapter 4: Food and Culture in Chiloé: Potatoes, Curanto, and Chicha; Potatoes; Common Beliefs About Potatoes; La Minga; El Curanto.

Curantos in Chiloé: A Brief HistoryEarth-Pit Versus Pot Curantos; Chicha; Precontact Brews; The Maja de Manzana; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5: Trueque Chilote: Traditional Barter Networks Connect Nature and Society in Northern Patagonia; Introduction; Research Methods and Analysis; Description of the Study and Area; The Potato People; Potatoes in Their Environment; Días Cambiados; People of the Forests; The Making of Forest Waterways; The Trading Voyages; Barter; The Chilote Barter; Conclusion; References.

Chapter 6: Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Firewood Trade in Southern ChileIntroduction; The Leñeros; Acquiring Firewood Knowledge; A Chaotic State Intervention; "A Cooperative Culture"; A Strategic Return to Older Practices; New Battles over Contamination; Seeing the Forest for the Trees; References; Chapter 7: How Households Are Made: Marriage, Independence, and Productivity on the Island of Apiao, Chiloé; In and around the Apiao Household; Going out; Anita and Pablo; The pedimiento; Getting Married: Carmen's Story; The New Couple; Casarse por las dos leyes: Getting Officially Married.

Wedding Party at Home: Offering Dinner to Padrinos and GuestsRelation between Padrinos and Aijados; The Meaning of Marriage: Productivity and Independence; Conclusions; References; Name Index; Index of Places; Subject Index.

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