Culture Works : : Space, Value, and Mobility Across the Neoliberal Americas /

Culture Works : : Space, Value, and Mobility Across the Neoliberal Americas / / Arlene Dávila.

Culture Works addresses and critiques an important dimension of the “work of culture,” an argument made by enthusiasts of creative economies that culture contributes to the GDP, employment, social cohesion, and other forms of neoliberal development. While culture does make important contributions to...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Dávila, Arlene,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Ideologies of Consumption and the Business of Shopping Malls in Puerto Rico
  • 2. Authenticity and Space in Puerto Rico’s Culture-Based Informal Economy
  • 3. The Battle for Cultural Equity in the Global Arts Capital of the World
  • 4. The Trials of Building a National Museum of the American Latino
  • 5. Through Commerce, for Community
  • 6. Tango Tourism and the Political Economy of Space
  • 7. Urban/Creative Expats
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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