Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women: Commodification, Consumption, and Cleanliness in Modern Zimbabwe
(Part of the Body, Commodity, Text Series)
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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"
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