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Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping: Consumption Culture in Singapore

by Chua Beng Huat
Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping: Consumption Culture in Singapore
Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping: Consumption Culture in Singapore

Dissecting Singapore's unique consumerism and culture.

If you're fascinated by how shopping shapes a society, Chua Beng Huat's "Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping" is a perfect fit for you. It's a deep dive into Singapore's retail paradise and how it reflects and affects the local culture. With insightful essays on fashion, food, and film, it's bound to offer a perspective that transforms your next shopping spree into a cultural expedition.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping: Consumption Culture in Singapore

by Chua Beng Huat
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ISBN: 9789971692728
Authors: Chua Beng Huat
Publisher: Singapore University Press
Date of Publication: 2003-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Food & Drink, Sociology
Related Topics: Social Issues, Food and Drink
Goodreads rating: 3.45
(rated by 29 readers)

Description

Singaporean scholar Chua Beng Huat is one of Asia's leading commentators on the sociology of shopping and consumption. In a wide-ranging series of essays, he explores the consumption experience in Singapore, whether that be hanging out at the town centre McDonald's, riding the escalator at Ngee Ann City, or learning how to look at price tags at Prada. Why do powerful women wear cheongsam? What is the symbolic significance of Peranakan food in Singapore? What do locally made films say about class in Singapore?
 

Dissecting Singapore's unique consumerism and culture.

If you're fascinated by how shopping shapes a society, Chua Beng Huat's "Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping" is a perfect fit for you. It's a deep dive into Singapore's retail paradise and how it reflects and affects the local culture. With insightful essays on fashion, food, and film, it's bound to offer a perspective that transforms your next shopping spree into a cultural expedition.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.