Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women: Commodification, Consumption, and Cleanliness in Modern Zimbabwe

by Timothy Burke

Book Overview

How do people come to need products they never even knew they wanted? How, for example, did indigenous Zimbabweans of the 1940s begin to believe that they required Lifebuoy soap? Offering a glimpse into the intimate workings of modern colonialism and global capitalism, Timothy Burke takes up these questions in Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women , a study of post-World War II commodity culture in Zimbabwe. With particular attention to cosmetic products and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822317621
• ISBN13: 9780822317623
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"