Culture and economy : contemporary perspectives / edited by Ullrich Kockel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kockel, Ullrich.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture--Economic aspects.

Culture.

Europe--Economic conditions--1945-.

Europe--Social life and customs--1945-.

Local Subjects:

Europe--Economic conditions--1945-.

Europe--Social life and customs--1945-.

Physical Description:

x, 245 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, [2002]

Contents:

1 Culture and Economy: A Brief Introduction / Ullrich Kockel 1

2 The Social Economy of Food Poverty in Russia / Melissa L. Caldwell 11

3 Strategies and Tactics of Economic Survival: De-Industrialisation, Work, and Change in an Alpine Mining Community / Johannes Moser 35

4 Social Markets and the Meaning of Work in Eastern Germany / Angela Jancius 60

5 Constructing Shareholders: Images of Individual Investors in Stockholm / Monica Lindh de Montoya 71

6 Magic and the Market: A Case Study of Warren Buffett and Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway / Kurt Hartwig 89

7 Tradition in the Market Place: An Ethnographic Study of a Polish Amber Tradeshow / Amy Goldenberg 99

8 Traditional Textiles and Economic Development: Lithuanian Groups in Latvia's Border Regions / Vida Savoniakaite 109

9 Transboundary Co-Operation as a Vehicle for Cultural Interchange: A Case Study of Poland / Ann Kennard 124

10 Culture, Transactions, and Profitable Meanings: Tourism in Andalusia / Antonio Miguel Nogues 147

11 Creating a Cornish Brand: Discourses of 'Traditionality' in Cornish Economic Regeneration Strategies / Amy Hale 164

12 'The Tiger No Longer Speaks Celtic': Economic Conditioning and the Irish Language / Mairead Nic Craith 175

13 Language and Equity: A Development Perspective / Jane Saville 196

14 The EU as Manufacturer of Tradition and Cultural Heritage / Reinhard Johler 221

15 Culture and Economy: Towards an Agenda for Further Research / Mairead Nic Craith, Ullrich Kockel 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754619230

OCLC:

50123442