| Cultural Critique and the Global Corporation Contributor(s): Bose, Purnima (Editor), Lyons, Laura E. (Editor), Newfield, Christopher (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0253221625 ISBN-13: 9780253221629 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Dewey: 658 |
| LCCN: 2009025716 |
| Series: Tracking Globalization |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the stories that corporations tell about themselves--and explores the powerful influence of corporations in the transformation of cultural and social life. Six case studies draw on CEO memoirs, annual reports, management manuals, advertising campaigns, and other sources to analyze the self-representations and rhetorical maneuvers that corporations use to obscure the full extent of their power. Images of corporate character and responsibility are intertwined with the changes in local economy, politics, and culture wrought by globalization and neoliberalism. The contributors to this volume describe the effects of specific corporate practices on individuals and communities and how activists and academics are responding to labor and environmental abuses. |