The devil behind the mirror : globalization and politics in the Dominican Republic / / Steven Gregory ; with a new preface |
Autore | Gregory Steven <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.97293 |
Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Dominican Republic
Globalization - Political aspects - Dominican Republic Tourism - Dominican Republic |
Soggetto non controllato |
andres
boca chica capital caribbean islands caribbean central america culture discrimination dominican republic economy of difference ethnographic fieldwork gender studies gender global economic change globalization government and governing haiti haitians hispaniola history identity politics imagination impact of transnationalism informal economy livelihood masculinity politics poverty power and wealth power relations racism sex tourism telenova transnational capital transnational |
ISBN | 0-520-95789-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The politics of livelihood -- The spatial economy of difference -- Structures of the imagination -- Sex, tourism and the political economy of masculinity -- Race, identity, and the body politic -- The politics of transnational capital. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787897403321 |
Gregory Steven <1954-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The devil behind the mirror : globalization and politics in the Dominican Republic / / Steven Gregory ; with a new preface |
Autore | Gregory Steven <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.97293 |
Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Dominican Republic
Globalization - Political aspects - Dominican Republic Tourism - Dominican Republic |
Soggetto non controllato |
andres
boca chica capital caribbean islands caribbean central america culture discrimination dominican republic economy of difference ethnographic fieldwork gender studies gender global economic change globalization government and governing haiti haitians hispaniola history identity politics imagination impact of transnationalism informal economy livelihood masculinity politics poverty power and wealth power relations racism sex tourism telenova transnational capital transnational |
ISBN | 0-520-95789-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The politics of livelihood -- The spatial economy of difference -- Structures of the imagination -- Sex, tourism and the political economy of masculinity -- Race, identity, and the body politic -- The politics of transnational capital. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822010803321 |
Gregory Steven <1954-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Haunting images : a cultural account of selective reproduction in Vietnam / / Tine M. Gammeltoft |
Autore | Gammeltoft Tine M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
Disciplina | 179.7/609597 |
Soggetto topico |
Abortion - Moral and ethical aspects - Vietnam
Abortion - Social aspects - Vietnam |
Soggetto non controllato |
abnormal
babies belonging biology biomedical technology case studies children contemporary vietnam diagnostic capability ethnographic fieldwork fetus gender studies global medicine hanoi kinship love and loss medical innovations moral assessments morality motherhood parenthood political pregnancy pregnant women prenatal screening prospective parents questions of belonging reproductive decision making technology ultrasonography ultrasound examination vietnam vietnamese mothers vietnamese women |
ISBN |
0-520-27843-7
0-520-95815-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. Sonographic Imaging and Selective Reproduction in Hanoi -- 2. A Collectivizing Biopolitics -- 3. Precarious Maternal Belonging -- 4. "Like a Loving Mother": Moral Engagements in Medical Worlds -- 5. "How Have We Lived?" Accounting for Reproductive Misfortune -- 6. Beyond Knowledge: Everyday Encounters with Disability -- 7. Questions of Conscience -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Core Cases -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791083203321 |
Gammeltoft Tine M | ||
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Haunting images : a cultural account of selective reproduction in Vietnam / / Tine M. Gammeltoft |
Autore | Gammeltoft Tine M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
Disciplina | 179.7/609597 |
Soggetto topico |
Abortion - Moral and ethical aspects - Vietnam
Abortion - Social aspects - Vietnam |
Soggetto non controllato |
abnormal
babies belonging biology biomedical technology case studies children contemporary vietnam diagnostic capability ethnographic fieldwork fetus gender studies global medicine hanoi kinship love and loss medical innovations moral assessments morality motherhood parenthood political pregnancy pregnant women prenatal screening prospective parents questions of belonging reproductive decision making technology ultrasonography ultrasound examination vietnam vietnamese mothers vietnamese women |
ISBN |
0-520-27843-7
0-520-95815-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. Sonographic Imaging and Selective Reproduction in Hanoi -- 2. A Collectivizing Biopolitics -- 3. Precarious Maternal Belonging -- 4. "Like a Loving Mother": Moral Engagements in Medical Worlds -- 5. "How Have We Lived?" Accounting for Reproductive Misfortune -- 6. Beyond Knowledge: Everyday Encounters with Disability -- 7. Questions of Conscience -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Core Cases -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824526903321 |
Gammeltoft Tine M | ||
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Videoland : movie culture at the American video store / / Daniel Herbert |
Autore | Herbert Daniel <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.23/430973 |
Soggetto topico |
Video rental services - Social aspects - United States
Video recordings industry - Social aspects - United States Motion pictures - Social aspects - United States Stores, Retail - Social aspects - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american history
american studies architectural design archival research capitalism commercialization consumer culture consumer video cultural geography cultural studies ethnographic fieldwork film increased flexibility magnetic tapes material commodities media history motion pictures movie culture public retail space rental industry retrospective social dynamics social space tangible phase united states of america video distribution industry video recommendation guides video rental stores |
ISBN |
0-520-27963-8
0-520-95802-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Video Rental and the "Shopping" of Media -- 1. A Long Tale -- 2. Practical Classifications -- 3. Video Capitals -- 4. Video Rental in Small-Town America -- 5. Distributing Value -- 6. Mediating Choice: Criticism, Advice, Metadata -- Coda: The Value of the Tangible -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790711103321 |
Herbert Daniel <1974-> | ||
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Videoland : movie culture at the American video store / / Daniel Herbert |
Autore | Herbert Daniel <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.23/430973 |
Soggetto topico |
Video rental services - Social aspects - United States
Video recordings industry - Social aspects - United States Motion pictures - Social aspects - United States Stores, Retail - Social aspects - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american history
american studies architectural design archival research capitalism commercialization consumer culture consumer video cultural geography cultural studies ethnographic fieldwork film increased flexibility magnetic tapes material commodities media history motion pictures movie culture public retail space rental industry retrospective social dynamics social space tangible phase united states of america video distribution industry video recommendation guides video rental stores |
ISBN |
0-520-27963-8
0-520-95802-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Video Rental and the "Shopping" of Media -- 1. A Long Tale -- 2. Practical Classifications -- 3. Video Capitals -- 4. Video Rental in Small-Town America -- 5. Distributing Value -- 6. Mediating Choice: Criticism, Advice, Metadata -- Coda: The Value of the Tangible -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823834503321 |
Herbert Daniel <1974-> | ||
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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