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The Cultural Wealth of Nations

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Description for The Cultural Wealth of Nations Paperback. This book advances a cultural perspective on economic development to show that economic success can result from the symbolic resources that nations, regions and communities have at their disposal. Editor(s): Bandelj, Nina; Wherry, Frederick F. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.

Symbolic resources affect social, cultural, and economic development. The value of being "Made in America" or "Made in Italy," for example, depends not only on the material advantages each place offers but also on the symbolic resources embedded in those places of production. Drawing on case studies that range from the vineyards of South Africa and the textiles of Thailand to the Mundo Maya in Latin America and tourist destinations in Tuscany, this volume examines the various forms that cultural wealth takes, the processes involved in its construction, and the ways it is deployed.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804776455
SKU
V9780804776455
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99-50

About Nina Bandelj
Nina Bandelj is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Frederick F. Wherry is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan.

Reviews for The Cultural Wealth of Nations
"Taken as a whole this volume offers a useful perspective on modes of production of cultural capital . . . The book stimulates awareness of inequalities in the power and capacity to turn cultural values, meanings, and narratives to economic profit . . . This is a book that should be required reading for graduate students doing research in heritage ... Read more

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