The World of Wal-Mart: Discounting the American Dream

by Nick Copeland and Christine Labuski

Book Overview

The primary aim of this book is to introduce anthropological concepts and analysis and to demonstrate their value for understanding American culture by applying them to Walmart. This is not a "definitive" book on Walmart, nor does it single the company out for anthropological praise or criticism. Rather, Walmart is analyzed as a set of dilemmas and contradictions that index American culture more generally, and against which alternatives can be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415894883
• ISBN13: 9780415894883
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.9"