Packaging life: cultures of the everyday
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1. Verfasser: Nayar, Pramod K. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Sage ©2009
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-216) and index
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 -- Life, the Low-calorie Edition: Cultures of Health; 2 -- Life, the Deluxe Edition: Cultures of Comfort; 3 -- Life, the Bubble-wrapped Edition: Cultures of Risk; 4 -- Life, the High-speed Edition: Cultures of Mobility; Conclusion: Unpacking; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Packaging Life: Cultures of the Everyday is a study of the cultural politics of four aspects of everyday life--health, comfort, risk and mobility--as manifest in public culture. The book explores the commodification of these aspects, arguing that our experience and perception of these are mediated by discourses circulating in the mass media. The author explores how notions of 'good' health, 'cosmopolitan' identities, and 'luxurious' lifestyles are constructed, arguing that such constructions, or what this book calls 'packaging', encourage us to buy particular commodities, adopt certain lifestyle
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 218 pages)
ISBN:9788132104346
813210434X

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