The allure of capitalism : an ethnography of management and the global economy in crisis /
This is an extraordinary book, huge in every way, one man's personal synthesis of the world we live in, as seen through his own experience of Norway's largest business corporation and much much more. The book and the author have a lot going for them. There are few in-depth anthropological...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | New York : Berghahn Books, 2011. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | This is an extraordinary book, huge in every way, one man's personal synthesis of the world we live in, as seen through his own experience of Norway's largest business corporation and much much more. The book and the author have a lot going for them. There are few in-depth anthropological studies of global corporations. Scandinavian anthropology is enjoying a boom and this is reflected in the present study. The author is ... open to a very wide range of philosophy, critique, journalism, anthropology, and social science. Keith Hart, University of London. [T]his book is a gem. I like it very m. No detailed description available for "The Allure of Capitalism". |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 284 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857451866 0857451863 |
| Author Notes: | Emil A. Røyrvik is a social anthropologist and senior research scientist at SINTEF Technology and Society, Scandinavia's largest independent research organization. The book has been written also in his capacity as postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Social Anthropology. His research focuses on ethnography and anthropological theory in the context of knowledge work, organizational and managerial culture, and aspects of contemporary economic and cultural globalization. Emil A. Røyrvik is a social anthropologist and senior research scientist at SINTEF Technology and Society, Scandinavia's largest independent research organization. The book has been written also in his capacity as postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Social Anthropology. His research focuses on ethnography and anthropological theory in the context of knowledge work, organizational and managerial culture, and aspects of contemporary economic and cultural globalization. |