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200 14$aThe world of Wal-Mart $ediscounting the american dream /$fNicholas Copeland and Christine Labuski
210  1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013.
215   $a1 online resource (158 p.)
225 1 $aThe Routledge series for creative teaching and learning in anthropology
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-415-89488-3 
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aFront Cover; Copyright Page; The World of Wal-Mart; Contents; Acknowledgments; Series Foreword; Preface; 1. Wal-Mart's Cultural Politics; 2. From the Ozarks to the Planet; 3. Wal-Mart Nation; 4. The People of Wal-Mart; 5. Wal-Mart's Anti-Union Strategies; 6. The Space of Wal-Mart; 7. Wal-Mart at Large; 8. Wal-Mart and Freedom; Notes; Works Cited; Index
330   $aThis 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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606   $aDiscount houses (Retail trade)$zUnited States
606   $aBusiness anthropology$zUnited States
606   $aCorporate culture$zUnited States
606   $aConsumption (Economics)$zUnited States
607   $aUnited States$xSocial life and customs
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615  0$aBusiness anthropology
615  0$aCorporate culture
615  0$aConsumption (Economics)
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