New Age Capitalism: Making Money East of Eden

Kimberly J. Lau

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2000

New Age Capitalism

Making Money East of Eden

Kimberly J. Lau

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512820010

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About this book

New Age Capitalism examines how "Eastern" and other non-Western traditions have been coopted by Western capitalism.

Author / Editor information

Kimberly J. Lau is Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Reviews

"New Age Capitalism represents a new, sophisticated—and in many ways daring—extension of folkloric concerns into the arena where ancient traditions, fads, popular culture, global economics, personal taste, and cultural worldview intersect. . . . Lau's compact book is a clever and helpful contribution to this enterprise."—Western Folklore

"New Age Capitalism reveals the sometimes hilarious ironies and contradictions that come with using the capitalist marketplace as a place to critique capitalism."—Joseph Turow, author of Breaking Up America: Advertisers and the New Media World

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. Ideology Incorporated: From Bodily Practice to Body Product Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Aromatherapy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. Macrobiotic Eating Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4. Yoga and T’ai Chi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
5. Risks of Modernity: Consumption as Political Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Keywords: Business; Anthropology; Medicine; Cultural Studies; Literature; Cultural Studies; Anthropology; Folklore; Linguistics; Health; Caregiving; Business; Economics

eBook

Published: November 10, 2015
ISBN: 9781512820010