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The anti-consumption movement: Researchers examine resistance to global brands

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What motivates people to rebel against global brands—or consumption in general? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the connection between nationalism and the anti-consumption movement in India.





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Bolivia: Colonialism understood as a sickness

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

When Evo Morales, Bolivia's first president of Indian origin, was appointed in 2006 he initiated a "decolonising revolution". In a new thesis in social anthropology at the University of Gothenburg, Anders Burman examines ...


Researcher investigates the origins of travel writing

Researcher investigates the origins of travel writing

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Travel writing has become one of the most popular genres in recent years with bookshops dedicating sizeable sections to keep up with a growing demand from travelling readers. But how did the ...



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