| Description |
vii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Studies in anthropology and history ; v. 15 |
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Studies in anthropology and history ; v. 15
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| Contents |
Introduction / Jonathan Friedman -- 1. Capitalism, Consumption and the Problem of Motives: Some Issues in the Understanding of Conduct as Illustrated by an Examination of the Treatment of Motive and Meaning in the Works of Weber and Veblen / Colin Campbell -- 2. Consuming Interests / Orvar Lofgren -- 3. Style and Ontology / Daniel Miller -- 4. Consumer Goods as Dialogue about Development: Colonial Time and Television Time in Belize / Richard Wilk -- 5. Beyond Consumption: Meat, Sociality, Vitality and Hierarchy in Nineteenth Century Chile / Benjamin S. Orlove -- 6. The Material Culture of Success Ideals and Life Cycles in Cameroon / Michael Rowlands -- 7. The Political Economy of Elegance: An African Cult of Beauty /Jonathan Friedman -- 8. Strategies of Centredness in Papua New Guinea / Eric Hirsch -- 9. Leisure, Boredom, and Luxury Consumerism: The Lineage Mode of Consumption in a Central African Society / Igor Kopytoff |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Consumer behavior.
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Consumption (Economics)
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Culture.
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Economic anthropology.
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Group identity.
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Identity (Psychology)
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Self-perception.
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Social change.
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Social values.
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| Author |
Friedman, Jonathan.
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| LC no. |
95218633 |
| ISBN |
3718655918 |
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3718655926 |
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