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  • Ethnographies of Power

    Working Radical Concepts with Gillian Hart

    by Sharad Chari, Mark Hunter, Melanie Samson, Jennifer A Devine, Michael Ekers, Jennifer Greenburg, Bridget Kenny, Stefan Kipfer0, Zachary Levenson1, Alex Loftus2, Ahmed Veriava3 ...
    Working with key concepts from theorist and human geographer Gillian Hart, this book argues for an ethnographic and geographic approach to critically engage contemporary political-economic processes in the context of real world struggles. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Race and Retail

    Consumption across the Color Line

    by Mia Bay, Ann Fabian, Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Geraldo L. Cadava, Traci Parker, Bridget Kenny, John W. Heaton, Ellen D. Wu, Neiset Bayouth0, Johana Londoño1, Erualdo R. González2, Stacey A. Sutton3, Melissa L. Cooper4, Siobhan Carter-David5, Jerome D. Williams6, Geraldine Rosa Henderson7, Sophia R. Evett8, Anne-Marie G. Hakstian9, Azure B. Thompson0, Sharese N. Porter1 ...
    Series series Rutgers Studies on Race and Ethnicity
    Race has long shaped shopping experiences for many Americans. Retail exchanges and establishments have made headlines as flashpoints for conflict not only between blacks and whites, but also between whites, Mexicans, Asian Americans, and a wide variety of other ethnic groups, who have at times found themselves unwelcome at white-owned businesses.Race and Retail documents the extent to which retail ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • Retail Worker Politics, Race and Consumption in South Africa

    Shelved in the Service Economy

    by Bridget Kenny ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book argues that we need to focus attention on the ways that workers themselves have invested subjectively in what it means to be a worker. By doing so, we gain an explanation that moves us beyond the economic decisions made by actors, the institutional constraints faced by trade unions, or the power of the state to interpellate subjects. These more common explanations make workers and their ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Consumption, Media and Culture in South Africa

    Perspectives on Freedom and the Public

    Edited by Mehita Iqani, Bridget Kenny ...
    This book is the first of its kind to bring together a collection of critical scholarly work on consumer culture in South Africa, exploring the cultural, political, economic, and social aspects of consumption in post-Apartheid society.From sushi and Japanese diplomacy to Queen Sophie’s writhing gown, from middle class Sowetan golfers to an indebted working class citizenry, from wedding websites to ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Walmart in the Global South

    Workplace Culture, Labor Politics, and Supply Chains

    Edited by Carolina Bank Muñoz, Antonio Stecher, Bridget Kenny ...
    As the largest private employer in the world, Walmart dominates media and academic debate about the global expansion of transnational retail corporations and the working conditions in retail operations and across the supply chain. Yet far from being a monolithic force conquering the world, Walmart must confront and adapt to diverse policies and practices pertaining to regulation, economy, history, ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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  • Cultural Policy

    by David Bell, Kate Oakley ...
    Series series Key Ideas in Media & Cultural Studies
    David Bell and Kate Oakley survey the major debates emerging in cultural policy research, adopting an approach based on spatial scale to explore cultural policy in cities, nations and internationally. They contextualise these discussions with an exploration of what both ‘culture’ and ‘policy’ mean when they are joined together as cultural policy.Drawing on topical examples and contemporary ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Governance

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Mark Bevir ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The word 'governance' is ubiquitous. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on 'good governance'. Climate change and avian flu appear as issues of 'global governance'. The European Union issues a White Paper on 'Governance'. The U.S. Forest Service calls for 'collaborative governance'. What accounts for the pervasive use of the term 'governance' and to what does ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • International Development

    A Casebook for Effective Management

    by Frederick Keenan, Christine Gilmore ...
    INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT uses the highly successful case method of the Harvard Business School and the Richard Ivey Business School to help you to become a much more effective manager of international development projects. Using real case studies of different types of situations in a wide range of countries, Keenan and Gilmore examine projects, identifying what to do and how to do it.Sharpen your ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Cultural Industries

    by David Hesmondhalgh ...
    An undisputed classic, the Fourth Edition of this bestselling media studies text offers an unparalleled analysis of the cultural industries.Bringing together a huge range of research, theory and key concepts, David Hesmondhalgh provides an accessible yet critical exploration of cultural production and consumption in the global media landscape. This new edition:Analyses the influence of IT and tech ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism

    by David Harvey ...
    "What I am seeking here is a better understanding of the contradictions of capital, not of capitalism. I want to know how the economic engine of capitalism works the way it does, and why it might stutter and stall and sometimes appear to be on the verge of collapse. I also want to show why this economic engine should be replaced, and with what." --from the Introduction To modern Western society, ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

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  • Globalization: The Key Concepts

    Edited by Annabelle Mooney, Betsy Evans ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    Viewed as a destructive force or an inevitability of modern society, globalization is the focus of a multitude of disciplines. A clear understanding of its processes and terminology is imperative for anyone engaging with this ubiquitous topic. Globalization: the Key Concepts offers a comprehensive guide to this cross-disciplinary subject and covers concepts such as:homogenizationneo ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • How Canadians Communicate IV

    Media and Politics

    Edited by David Taras, Christopher Waddell ...
    Substantial changes have occurred in the nature of political discourse over the past thirty years. Once, traditional media dominated the political landscape, but in recent years Facebook, Twitter, blogs and Blackberrys have emerged as important tools and platforms for political campaigns. While the Canadian party system has proved surprisingly resilient, the rhythms of political life are now very ... Read more

    $25.19 USD