| Lived Experiences of Public Consumption: Encounters with Value in Marketplaces on Five Continents 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Cook, D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230517048 ISBN-13: 9780230517042 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: "Lived Experiences of Public Consumption "brings together original research of anthropologists and sociologists whose work begins with the premise that culture and markets/commerce are inseparable. Chapters cover a range of topical areas such as authenticity in a Thai handicraft market, higgerling among women in Jamaica and global shopping in Australia. Cultures and practices from almost every continent are represented in studies addressing the ways in which the shifting landscapes of global commerce find expression in the political dynamics of marketplaces. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Performing Arts |
| Dewey: 306.3 |
| LCCN: 2007051164 |
| Series: Consumption and Public Life |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.52" W x 8.8" (0.98 lbs) 251 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of original ethnographically based research from five continents, provides insights into the dynamics of stability and change in our globalizing world. The chapters comprising Live Experiences of Public Consumption give a vivid account of how cultural and economic value intertwine at face-to-face encounters in marketplaces. |