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Book SynopsisWhy the concept of individuality is important to people
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
1. On Claiming Individuality: An Introduction to the Issues
Vered Amit (Concordia University in Montreal) and Noel Dyck (Simon Fraser University in British Columbia)
2. In the Aftermath of Death: Presenting Self, Individuality and Family In An Iyangar Family in Chennai, 1994 - Mattison Mines (University of California, Santa Barbara)
3. Growing up in the Caribbean: Individuality in the Making - Karen Fog Olwig (University of Copenhagen)
4. Distinction and Co-Construction: Diaspora Asian Fashion Entrepreneurs in London - Parminder Bhachu (Clark University in Massachusetts)
5. Claiming Individuality through ‘Flexibility’: Career Choices and Constraints among Traveling Consultants - Vered Amit
6. A Personalized Journey: Tourism and Individuality - Julia Harrison (Trent University)
7. Becoming Educated, Becoming an Individual? Tropes of Distinction and "Modesty" in French Narratives of Rurality - Deborah Reed-Danahay (University of Texas at Arlington)
8. An Anatomy of Humour: The Charismatic Repartee of Trevor Jeffries in the Mitre Pub - Nigel Rapport (Concordia University, Montreal)
9. Proclaiming Individual Piety: Pilgrims and Religious Renewal in Côte d’Ivoire - Marie Nathalie LeBlanc (Concordia University)
10. Claiming to be Croat: The Risks of Return to the Homeland - Daphne Winland (York University)
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