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The world of Wal-Mart : discounting the American dream /
This book demonstrates the usefulness of anthropological concepts by taking a critical look at Wal-Mart and the American Dream. Rather than singling Wal-Mart out for criticism, the authors treat it as a product of a socio-political order that it also helps to shape. The book attributes Wal-Mart'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
©2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge series for creative teaching and learning in anthropology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book demonstrates the usefulness of anthropological concepts by taking a critical look at Wal-Mart and the American Dream. Rather than singling Wal-Mart out for criticism, the authors treat it as a product of a socio-political order that it also helps to shape. The book attributes Wal-Mart's success to the failure of American (and global) society to make the Dream available to everyone. It shows how decades of neoliberal economic policies have exposed contradictions at the heart of the Dream, creating an opening for Wal-Mart. The company's success has generated a host of negative exter. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 144 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135098513 1135098514 9780203072189 0203072189 9781135098469 1135098468 9781135098506 1135098506 |