The intimate economies of Bangkok [[electronic resource] ] : tomboys, tycoons, and Avon ladies in the global city / / Ara Wilson |
Autore | Wilson Ara |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina | 381/.1/09593 |
Soggetto topico |
Sex role - Thailand - Bangkok
Capitalism - Social aspects - Thailand - Bangkok Globalization Women - Thailand - Social conditions Women - Thailand - Economic conditions |
Soggetto non controllato |
amway
anthropological study anthropologists avon ladies avon bangkok business relationships capitalism case studies commerce and business contemporary bangkok department stores economic boom economic development economic expansion economic history ethnographers ethnography feminist theory global economy globalization gogo bars identities malls modern lifestyles modern markets private life public life sex workers telecommunications textbooks thai society thailand tomboys tycoons |
ISBN |
1-282-35976-2
9786612359767 0-520-93743-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes On Transliteration And Dates -- Introduction: Intimate Economies -- 1. From Shophouse To Department Store -- 2. The Economies Of Intimacy In The Go-Go Bar -- 3. MBK: The Retail Revolution And The Infrastructure Of Romance -- 4. The Flexible Citizens Of IBC Cable TV -- 5. The Avon Lady, The Amway Plan, And The Making Of Thai Entrepreneurs -- Conclusion: The Intimacy Of Capitalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778486503321 |
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The intimate economies of Bangkok : tomboys, tycoons, and Avon ladies in the global city / / Ara Wilson |
Autore | Wilson Ara |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina | 381/.1/09593 |
Soggetto topico |
Sex role - Thailand - Bangkok
Capitalism - Social aspects - Thailand - Bangkok Globalization Women - Thailand - Social conditions Women - Thailand - Economic conditions |
Soggetto non controllato |
amway
anthropological study anthropologists avon ladies avon bangkok business relationships capitalism case studies commerce and business contemporary bangkok department stores economic boom economic development economic expansion economic history ethnographers ethnography feminist theory global economy globalization gogo bars identities malls modern lifestyles modern markets private life public life sex workers telecommunications textbooks thai society thailand tomboys tycoons |
ISBN |
1-282-35976-2
9786612359767 0-520-93743-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes On Transliteration And Dates -- Introduction: Intimate Economies -- 1. From Shophouse To Department Store -- 2. The Economies Of Intimacy In The Go-Go Bar -- 3. MBK: The Retail Revolution And The Infrastructure Of Romance -- 4. The Flexible Citizens Of IBC Cable TV -- 5. The Avon Lady, The Amway Plan, And The Making Of Thai Entrepreneurs -- Conclusion: The Intimacy Of Capitalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818397103321 |
Wilson Ara
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
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The life of cheese [[electronic resource] ] : crafting food and value in America / / Heather Paxson |
Autore | Paxson Heather <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
Disciplina | 637/.3 |
Collana | California studies in food and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Cheesemaking - United States
Cheese industry - United States Cheese - Social aspects - United States Food habits - United States Local foods - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
america
anthropological study anthropologists artisanal cheeses artisans cheese consumption cheese lovers cheese production cheese cheesemakers cheesemaking consumers craft cheeses cultural value dairy farmers dairy industry economic value ethnographers food and culture food and value food labor handmade cheeses land use living products microorganisms nonfiction study plants and animals politics of food taste and value |
ISBN |
1-78402-443-0
1-283-64634-X 0-520-95402-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. American Artisanal -- 2. Ecologies of Production -- 3. Economies of Sentiment -- 4. Traditions of Invention -- 5. The Art and Science of Craft -- 6. Microbiopolitics -- 7. Place, Taste, and the Promise of Terroir -- 8. Bellwether -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Crafting food and value in America |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786197103321 |
Paxson Heather <1968->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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The life of cheese : crafting food and value in America / / Heather Paxson |
Autore | Paxson Heather <1968-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
Disciplina | 637/.3 |
Collana | California studies in food and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Cheesemaking - United States
Cheese industry - United States Cheese - Social aspects - United States Food habits - United States Local foods - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
america
anthropological study anthropologists artisanal cheeses artisans cheese consumption cheese lovers cheese production cheese cheesemakers cheesemaking consumers craft cheeses cultural value dairy farmers dairy industry economic value ethnographers food and culture food and value food labor handmade cheeses land use living products microorganisms nonfiction study plants and animals politics of food taste and value |
ISBN |
1-78402-443-0
1-283-64634-X 0-520-95402-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. American Artisanal -- 2. Ecologies of Production -- 3. Economies of Sentiment -- 4. Traditions of Invention -- 5. The Art and Science of Craft -- 6. Microbiopolitics -- 7. Place, Taste, and the Promise of Terroir -- 8. Bellwether -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Crafting food and value in America |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812754403321 |
Paxson Heather <1968->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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Making modern mothers [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and family planning in urban greece / / Heather Paxson |
Autore | Paxson Heather <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.42/09495/12 |
Soggetto topico |
Feminist anthropology - Greece - Athens
Women - Greece - Athens - Social conditions Motherhood - Greece - Athens Birth control - Greece - Athens - Public opinion Public opinion - Greece - Athens |
Soggetto non controllato |
abortion
anthropological study anthropologists athens birth control contemporary greece cultural traditions economic struggles ethical issues ethics europe european union falling birth rate family planning femininity fertility control fertility rates gender studies greece greek citizens greek demographics modern motherhood motherhood nonfiction reproductive politics social analysts social cultural urban setting womens issues womens roles |
ISBN |
9786612762918
1-59734-727-2 1-282-76291-5 0-520-93713-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Prologue -- 1. Realizing Nature -- 2. Remaking Mothers -- 3. Rationalizing Sex -- 4. Maternal Citizens -- 5. Technologies of Greek Motherhood -- Appendix 1. Total Fertility Rates, European Union Countries, 1960-2000 -- Appendix 2. Legislation of the Greek State Pertaining to Gender Equality, Marriage, Family, and Reproduction -- Appendix 3. Birthrates, Greece, 1934-1999 -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783037803321 |
Paxson Heather <1968->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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