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UNINA9910814029703321 |
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Autore |
Moreton Bethany |
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Titolo |
To serve God and Wal-Mart : the making of Christian free enterprise / / Bethany Moreton |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (391 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Business - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Free enterprise - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Discount houses (Retail trade) - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-349) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prolgue: From populists to Wal-Mart moms -- Our fathers' America -- The birth of Wal-Mart -- Wal-Mart country -- The family in the store -- Service work and the service ethos -- Revival in the aisles -- Servants unto servants -- Making Christian businessmen -- Evangelizing for free enterprise -- Students in free enterprise -- "Students changing the world" -- On a mission : the Walton international scholarship program -- Selling free trade -- Epilogue: A perfect storm. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This extraordinary biography of Wal-Mart's world shows how a Christian pro-business movement grew from the bottom up as well as the top down, bolstering an economic vision that sanctifies corporate globalization. |
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