Metaconsumptive practices and the circulation of objectifications

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-317

  Shankar, Shalini ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Language use; Materiality; South Asian diaspora; Youth

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; MATERIAL CULTURE; SOCIAL STATUS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SILICON VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751051328     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: 14603586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359183506068807     Document Type: Article

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