Walmart : made in China / Eileen M. Otis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Otis, Eileen M.

Series:

Globalization in everyday life.

Globalization in Everyday Life Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Otis, Eileen M.

Discount houses (Retail trade)--China--Employees.

Discount houses (Retail trade).

Industrial relations--China.

Industrial relations.

Local Subjects:

Otis, Eileen M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2026.

Summary:

This book tells the story of Walmart's expansion in China, making the case that it is the story of a major shift in the structure of global capitalism.Walmart, argues Eileen Otis, is a leading actor in the rise of merchant capitalism, wherein the role of the merchant has changed from operating at the whim of industrialists, to leveraging control.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Walmart,Commodities, and a Tale of Three Workers

2. Chain Reaction: How States, Markets, and History Shaped Global Retail

3. From Partner to Bully: Degrading Work Conditions and Uninformed Consent

4. Panoptic Escape: Produce Workers, Masculinity, and Surveillance

5. Femininity and Precarity: Vendor-Dispatched Workers

6. The Consumer Assembly Line: Cashiers and Techno-Normative Control

7. Making and Remaking Walmart in China

Appendix. Studying Walmart in China: An Eclectic Approach

Notes

References

Index

Series Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5036-4642-4

9781503646421

OCLC:

1573148773