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Claiming Individuality : The Cultural Politics of Distinction.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Anthropology, Culture and Society SeriesPublisher: London : Pluto Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (237 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781849642996
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Claiming IndividualityDDC classification:
  • 302.5/4
LOC classification:
  • BF697.5.S65C53 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- 1 On Claiming Individuality: An Introduction to the Issues -- 2 In the Aftermath of Death: Presenting Self, Individuality and Family in an Iyangar Family in Chennai, 1994 -- 3 Growing up in the Caribbean: Individuality in the Making -- 4 Distinction and Co- construction: Diaspora Asian Fashion Entrepreneurs in London -- 5 Claiming Individuality through "Flexibility": Career Choices and Constraints among Traveling Consultants -- 6 A Personalized Journey: Tourism and Individuality -- 7 Becoming Educated, Becoming an Individual? Tropes of Distinction and "Modesty" in French Narratives of Rurality -- 8 An Anatomy of Humor: The Charismatic Repartee of Trevor Jeffries in The Mitre Pub -- 9 Proclaiming Individual Piety: Pilgrims and Religious Renewal in Cote d'Ivoire -- 10 Claiming to be Croat: The Risks of Return to the Homeland -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.
Summary: Why the concept of individuality is important to people.
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Intro -- Contents -- 1 On Claiming Individuality: An Introduction to the Issues -- 2 In the Aftermath of Death: Presenting Self, Individuality and Family in an Iyangar Family in Chennai, 1994 -- 3 Growing up in the Caribbean: Individuality in the Making -- 4 Distinction and Co- construction: Diaspora Asian Fashion Entrepreneurs in London -- 5 Claiming Individuality through "Flexibility": Career Choices and Constraints among Traveling Consultants -- 6 A Personalized Journey: Tourism and Individuality -- 7 Becoming Educated, Becoming an Individual? Tropes of Distinction and "Modesty" in French Narratives of Rurality -- 8 An Anatomy of Humor: The Charismatic Repartee of Trevor Jeffries in The Mitre Pub -- 9 Proclaiming Individual Piety: Pilgrims and Religious Renewal in Cote d'Ivoire -- 10 Claiming to be Croat: The Risks of Return to the Homeland -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.

Why the concept of individuality is important to people.

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