Smoking, culture and economy in the Middle East : the Egyptian tobacco market 1850-2000 /
In this original and thought-provoking book, Relli Shechter examines the emergence of 'modern' markets in the complex social environment of the Middle East. Focusing on the tobacco market in Egypt, he looks at how markets interact with the society, politics and culture of the region. The h...
| Основен автор: | Shechter, Relli. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2006.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=167045 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Smoking, culture and economy in the Middle East. |
Съдържание:
- List of figures; List of tables; Note on transliteration; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Novel Commodity
- New Markets; 1. Tobacco in Early-Modern Ottoman Economy and Daily Life; 2. Building a New Industry in Egypt; 3. Selling Quality Cigarettes in a Globalizing World; Part Two: Mass Market in a Developing Country; 4. Inconspicuous Consumption; 5. Manufacturing and Selling in the Local Market; 6. Multinational Interference and Its Demise; Part Three: Global Habit in Local Culture; 7. Smoking as a Cultural Distinction; 8. The Cigarette and Effendi Identity.