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    Series Book 7 - Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research
    "Luxury Fashion and Culture" focuses on the study of how humans use high quality, highly pleasurable, and frequently rare products, services, and experiences to distinguish to themselves and others who they are as well as whom they are not - both within and across cultures. Luxury fashion enables the individual to transform herself - to play a part in scenes exuding refinement, acceptance, high ... Read more

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  • The Sage Handbook of Luxury Brand Management and Marketing

    The Sage Handbook of Luxury Brand Management and Marketing is the definitive reference for understanding the evolving world of luxury branding. Bringing together leading scholars and industry experts from around the globe, this comprehensive volume explores the foundations, innovations, and future directions of luxury marketing in a rapidly changing global landscape.Spanning seven thematic parts, ... Read more

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    Harnessing the Brain Gain Advantage

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