The Cultural Wealth of Nations

by Nina Bandelj and Frederick Wherry

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804776458
• ISBN13: 9780804776455
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"