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Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women

Commodification, Consumption, and Cleanliness in Modern Zimbabwe

Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women( )
Author: Burke, Timothy
Series title:Body, Commodity, Text Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8223-1762-3
Publication Date:May 1996
Publisher:Duke University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $28.95
Book Description:

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 contrast between...
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Book Details
Pages:312
Detailed Subjects: History / Africa / South / General
Technology & Engineering / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
Medical / Public Health
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.98 x 9.16 x 0.89 Inches
Book Weight:0.92 Pounds



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