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Book Synopsis- Do we work for social media?- Why do we go into debt?- How is desire manufactured in fast fashion? - How are our diets governed?- Who owns what in the sharing economy? I-PEEL: The International Political Economy of Everyday Life provides a new introduction to the field of IPE by locating it in our daily experiences. By using topics such as social media, debt, food, and clothes as thematic entry points, this textbook shows how concepts from IPE can be used to understand and question the world around us. Eight core chapters each start with a discussion of an everyday object or practice linked to that topic, including social media influencing, student debt, chocolate, and fast fashion. From there the chapters open out to discuss broader questions that speak to the core themes of IPE and its study of power, wealth, and global capitalism. Each chapter ends with a pair of learning activities, such as creating your own meme (chapter 8, Humour), to help apply what you have read. These are ac
Trade ReviewI thought it was very exciting to learn about a subject by linking it to contemporary life. It makes us apply theories/thought to what we experience today, which makes it more understandable. * Priscilla Alves Tomaz, 2nd year Politics and International Relations student at Queen Mary University London *
A new, interesting examination of the global political economy catered towards a new generation of students. * Megan Irvine, 2nd year International Relations student at the University of Surrey *
I think it's a great approach - taking aspects of everyday life and explaining them through IPE is a good way of bringing IPE to a level that is intuitive and immediately recognisable. * Salma Ghandour, 3rd year Politics and International Relations student at the University of Manchester *
Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Social Media 3: Debt 4: Care 5: Food 6: Clothes 7: City 8: Share 9: Humour 10: Conclusion
