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Nina Bandelj
Stanford University Press

The Cultural Wealth of Nations

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AuthorNina Bandelj
PublisherStanford University Press
PublishedAug 01 2011
Book FormatHardcover
ISBN-139780804776448
Dimensions9.1 X 6.1 X 0.9 inches
Weight 1.05 pounds
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CategoriesSocial Science > Anthropology - Cultural & Social
LanguageEnglish

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Symbolic resources affect social, cultural, and economic development. The value of being Made in America or Made in Italy, for example, depends not only on the material advantages each place offers but also on the symbolic resources embedded in those places of production. Drawing on case studies that range from the vineyards of South Africa and the textiles of Thailand to the Mundo Maya in Latin America and tourist destinations in Tuscany, this volume examines the various forms that cultural wealth takes, the processes involved in its construction, and the ways it is deployed. Leading scholars from a range of disciplinary backgrounds examine how symbolic resources and cultural understandings help firms and regions develop. Through a thoughtful analysis of current- day cases, as well as historical developments, The Cultural Wealth of Nations offers an exciting new alternative to standard economic explanations about the wealth and poverty of nations.

Author Bio

I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, with faculty affiliations in the Center for the Study of Democracy and Center for Organizational Research.

Recent accomplishments: 2006 Jean Monnet Fellow, European University Institute, Florence, Italy 2005 East Central European Post-Doctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany 2004 Winner of Seymour Martin Lipset Dissertation Award, Society for Comparative Research Ph.D. Dissertation: Emma Embedded Economies: Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

Research Interests

Economic Sociology, Organizations, Culture, Emotions, Comparative/Historical Sociology, Globalization, Postsocialism, Inequality,

Social Networks, Gender, Knowledge and Ideas, Children and Youth, Immigration, Ethnicity/Race, Mixed Methods.

Education

2003 Ph.D., Princeton University, Department of Sociology - Winner of 2004 Seymour Martin Lipset Dissertation Award from the Society for Comparative Research
2000 M.A., Princeton University, Department of Sociology
1997 B.A. (summa cum laude), Augsburg College, Minneapolis (Sociology, with honors, Communication, minor in Business Administration)
1993 International Baccalaureate (with distinction), Ljubljana, Slovenia

Source: University of California Irvine and Princeton University

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