| Consumption, Cities and States: Comparing Singapore with Asian and Western Cities Contributor(s): Brooks, Ann (Author), Wee, Lionel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783082267 ISBN-13: 9781783082261 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 339.47 |
| LCCN: 2014011572 |
| Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.88 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Consumption, Cities and States' examines the fascinating intersection of consumption, citizenship and the state in a cross-section of global cities in Asia and the West. It focuses on a number of theoretical and empirical analyses: developing and amplifying the intersection of consumption, citizenship and the state in late modernity in relation to a range of cities; examining the concept of the global city as an 'aspirational' category for cities in Asia and the West; and considering case studies which highlight the intersection of consumption and the state. As Ann Brooks and Lionel Wee demonstrate, the interface between citizen status and consumer activity proves a crucial point of analysis in the light of the neoliberal assertion that individuals and institutions perform at their best within a free market economy. |