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Ethnicity, Inc.

by John L. Comaroff, Jean Comaroff

This study examines the global commodification of ethnicity and the transformation of cultural identity into corporate enterprise. It explores how neoliberalism reshapes social groups through ethnic branding, intellectual property rights, and commercialised heritage.

Accession 28900 ISBN 9780226114729 Publisher University of Chicago Press
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