Consumption and the Transformation of Everyday Life

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A View from South India

H. Wilhite

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Palgrave Macmillan
01 September 2008

Consumerism

Series: Consumption and Public Life

Harold Wilhite makes an important new contribution to the interpretation of changing consumption in India, using an ethnographic approach to interrogate the rapid growth in the consumption of household durables, beauty and cleanliness products, exploring how the engagement of local practices with the globalizing economy result in change.

By: H. Wilhite
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9780230542549
ISBN 10: 0230542549
Series: Consumption and Public Life
Pages: 205
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harold Wilhite is Associate Professor at the University of Oslo's Centre for Development and Environment, Norway. He has carried out anthropological research in several regions of the World, including the USA, Norway, Japan and India. He has published on consumption, development and sustainable energy use.

Reviews for Consumption and the Transformation of Everyday Life: A View from South India

'Critical to the future of the planet is a better understanding of how populations, which are just entering the world of mass consumption, make changes that radically effect energy use and the environment. This book fully achieves this goal by focusing upon changes in the social conventions of everyday life, their causes and their consequences. The book shines a light on the places we need to examine if we really want to appreciate both the causes and consequences of modern consumption.' Professor Daniel Miller, University College London.