Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
This book brings together original research of anthropologists and sociologists whose work begins with the premise that culture and markets/commerce are inseparable. 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.
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors * Introduction--P.Cook * PART 1: SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, SOCIALITY AND CULTURE * The Play of Authenticity in Thai Handicraft Markets--F.F.Wherry * Skill, Affect, and Pleasure in Santiago, Chile's Shopping Experience--J.Stillerman * The Sociality of Souvenir Shopping: An ethnography of Japanese souvenir shops--I.M.Daniels * Grocery Shopping and the Accomplishment of Family--J.Phillips * PART 2: POLITICAL HABITATION OF COMMERCIAL PLACES * Battling for groceries: the role of dollar shops in Post-Soviet Cuba--A.C.Pertierra * Big Bazaar or Street Bazaar?: Market meanings and consumption practices in Mumbai, India--J.Anjaria * Learning to "Do Consumerism" - The Uses of Commercial Sites by US Suburban Teenagers as the Consumption of Social Status--Y.Kato * PART 3: TRANSGRESSIONS: MARKETS AS INTERSTITIAL SPACES * "A Likkle Sp(l)ace Please": Afro-Jamaican Female Micro-Entrepreneurs and The Dynamics of Race/Color, Class and Gender--W.Brown-Glaude * Shopping for People, or Shopping for People? Deciphering the Object of Consumption among Tourists in Banaras--J.Huberman * On music, films and retailers. Piracy reenacts marketplaces: the San Juan de Dios market in Mexico--J.C.G.Aguiar * Frame and freedom: Illegal behaviour and marketplace experiences in Turin, Italy--G.Semi * PART 4: THE PATRONS OF GLOBAL NATIONS: CITIZENS AND CONSUMERS * Beyond Borders: The Global Shop in Australia--K.Humphery * Model Citizens: The Public Discourse of Mannequin Displays in Damascus, Syria--K.McClellan * Nurturing the Network: Fair Trade Producer/Consumer Relationships in Action--S.Lyon * Mainstreet USA Revisited: Market Targeting, Latino/a Consumer Culture, and Community--L.Peñaloza * Conclusion * Index Notes on Contributors * Introduction--P.Cook * PART 1: SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, SOCIALITY AND CULTURE * The Play of Authenticity in Thai Handicraft Markets--F.F.Wherry * Skill, Affect, and Pleasure in Santiago, Chile's Shopping Experience--J.Stillerman * The Sociality of Souvenir Shopping: An ethnography of Japanese souvenir shops--I.M.Daniels * Grocery Shopping and the Accomplishment of Family--J.Phillips * PART 2: POLITICAL HABITATION OF COMMERCIAL PLACES * Battling for groceries: the role of dollar shops in Post-Soviet Cuba--A.C.Pertierra * Big Bazaar or Street Bazaar?: Market meanings and consumption practices in Mumbai, India--J.Anjaria * Learning to "Do Consumerism" - The Uses of Commercial Sites by US Suburban Teenagers as the Consumption of Social Status--Y.Kato * PART 3: TRANSGRESSIONS: MARKETS AS INTERSTITIAL SPACES * "A Likkle Sp(l)ace Please": Afro-Jamaican Female Micro-Entrepreneurs and The Dynamics of Race/Color, Class and Gender--W.Brown-Glaude * Shopping for People, or Shopping for People? Deciphering the Object of Consumption among Tourists in Banaras--J.Huberman * On music, films and retailers. Piracy reenacts marketplaces: the San Juan de Dios market in Mexico--J.C.G.Aguiar * Frame and freedom: Illegal behaviour and marketplace experiences in Turin, Italy--G.Semi * PART 4: THE PATRONS OF GLOBAL NATIONS: CITIZENS AND CONSUMERS * Beyond Borders: The Global Shop in Australia--K.Humphery * Model Citizens: The Public Discourse of Mannequin Displays in Damascus, Syria--K.McClellan * Nurturing the Network: Fair Trade Producer/Consumer Relationships in Action--S.Lyon * Mainstreet USA Revisited: Market Targeting, Latino/a Consumer Culture, and Community--L.Peñaloza * Conclusion * Index