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Grant McCracken
Discover the evolution of the artisanal movement from the fringes of the 1970s to the spike of domesticity-home-cooking, gardening, and DIY crafting-caused by COVID-19 and what it means for the…
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A Culturematic is a little machine for making culture. Once wound up and released, the Culturematic acts as a probe into the often-alien world of contemporary culture, to test for…
The Long Interview provides a systematic guide to the theory and methods of the long qualitative interview or intensive interviewing. It gives a clear explanation of one of the most…
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Introduces culture to bottom-line business plans. This title argues that every company needs a Chief Culture Officer (CCO) - that’s how important an understanding of culture has become. It shows…
Cultural anthropologist and thought leader Grant McCracken proposes a radical solution for our time of unprecedented scandal: a return to honor. What used to be shocking has somehow become the…
Grant David McCracken
A follow-up to Culture and Consumption , this book trades the platitudes about the consumer society for an anthropological treatment. It includes essays on homes, cars, people, and social mobility…
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Although transformation is widely acknowledged as a defining characteristic of our culture, we have almost no studies on what it is or how it works. This work offers a comprehensive…
Deploys ‘complex adaptive theory’ to track the movement of trends and new groupings of consumers. This book shows how to monitor new trends, whether and when to introduce new brands…
Takes a fresh view of the culture of consumption. This book examines the interplay of culture and consumer behavior from the anthropologist’s point of view and provides new insights into…
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