| The Changing Consumer Cultures of Modern Egypt: Cairo's Urban Reshaping Contributor(s): Abaza, Mona (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004152776 ISBN-13: 9789004152779 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $159.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: In a collage of images the author attempts to convey the transformation of consumer culture and how it is related to the urban reshaping of the city of Cairo to meet with the demands of globalisation. Evidently Cairos urban reshaping is taking place by pushing away the unwanted slums residents, which constitute the majority of the citys population. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.309 |
| Series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.55" W x 9.59" (1.61 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book consists of a collage of images that attempts to convey the transformation of consumer culture and how it is related to the urban reshaping of the city of Cairo to meet with the demands of globalisation. Analyzing the shift from socialist economy to the opening up of Egypt's economy, and how this has affected everyday life of the middle classes, the author touches on various themes such as the general changing lifestyles and conspicuous consumption, the spread of mobile phones, and coffee shops, the gated communities and secondary resorts. The "folklorisation of culture" through the flowering tourist industry, the expansion of local crafts, plastic surgery and the body as a site of consumption are all analysed. Although being influenced by the discourse of the Frankfurt school on the culture industry, this work attempts to highlight the paradoxes pertaining to the democratising effects of consumer culture without denying the growing flagrant class polarisation. |