| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 170 pages) |
| Series |
Materializing culture |
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Materializing culture.
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| Contents |
Material Culture and Authenticity; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Fake Brands; 3 The Elusiveness of Inauthenticity, The Materiality of Brand: Fake Branded Garments in Turkey; 4 The Elusiveness of Inauthenticity, The Materiality of Brand: Fake Branded Garments in Romania; 5 Inauthentic Objects, Authentic Selves; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
The study of material culture demonstrates that objects make people just as much as people make, exchange and consume objects. But what if these objects are, in the eyes of others, only fakes? What kind of material mirror are people looking into? Are their real selves really reflected in this mirror? This book provides an original and revealing study into engagements with objects that are not what they are claimed and presumed to be and, subsequently, are believed to betray their makers as well as users. Drawing upon an ethnography of fake branded garments in Turkey and Romania, Material Cultu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily |
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Print version record |
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Material culture -- Europe
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Fashion design -- Europe
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Brand name products -- Europe
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Counterfeits and counterfeiting -- Europe
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Brand name products
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Counterfeits and counterfeiting
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Fashion design
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Material culture
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781472517128 |
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1472517121 |
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147251713X |
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9781472517135 |
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1306722403 |
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9781306722407 |
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9781474214100 |
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147421410X |
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