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Clifford Geertz

Author : Fred Inglis
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 9780745621579
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Clifford Geertz written by Fred Inglis and published by Polity. This book was released on 2000-08-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-scale study of the work of Clifford Geertz, who is one of the best-known anthropologists in the world today. In a lively and accessible introduction to his work, Fred Inglis situates Geertz's thought in the context of his life and times, reviewing its forty-year range. The book begins with a chapter-long biography, and places Geertz in the anthropological tradition from which he broke so decisively. This break was inspired by the work of Wittgenstein and Kenneth Burke, who provided Geertz with the lead to construct his theory of symbolic action. This theory was vigorously at odds with the dominant idiom of scientistic inquiry in the human sciences, and since then Geertz has led the practice of these sciences in quite a different direction. Geertz's progress is charted in detail by his field work in Java, Bali and Morocco, as well as his work in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His two remarkable collections of essays, the Interpretation of Cultures and Local Knowledge, are enthusiastically summarized and criticized. The celebrated and controversial essay on the Balinese cock fight is defended against its critics, and in an extended conclusion, his account of the Balinese Theatre-State is, as Geertz suggests, proposed as a more adequate method for the combined study of culture and politics than the professionals' routine application of heavy-handed concepts such as 'power' and 'status'. This book provides a comprehensive overview of one of the most gripping, lucid and entertaining of contemporary thinkers, and in so doing, makes anthropology once again the popular science. It will be of great interest to anthropologists and to students and scholars of cultural studies.

Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture and Construction

Author : Poorang Piroozfar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135903409
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture and Construction written by Poorang Piroozfar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenged by the recent economic crisis, the building and construction industry is currently seeking new orientation and strategies. Here mass customisation is uncovered as a key strategy in helping to meet this challenge. The term mass customisation denotes an offering that meets the demands of each individual customer, whilst still being produced with mass production efficiency. Today mass customisation is emerging from a pilot stage into a scalable and sustainable strategy... The first dedicated publication of its kind, this book provides a forum for the concept within an applied and highly innovative context. The book includes contributions from some of the most prominent thinkers and practitioners in the field from across the world, including Kasper S. Vibaek, Steve Kendall, Martin Bechthold, Mitchell M. Tseng, and Masa Noguchi. Bringing together this panel of experts who have carried out research both in academia and practice, this book provides an overview of state-of-the-art practice related to the concept of customisation and personalisation within the built environment.

The Culture of 'the Culture'

Author : Joseph S. Norman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1789621747
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book The Culture of 'the Culture' written by Joseph S. Norman and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a career that spanned over thirty years, Iain M. Banks became one of the best-loved and most prolific writers in Britain, with his space opera series concerned with the pan-galactic utopian civilisation known as 'the Culture' widely regarded as his most significant contribution to science fiction. The Culture of 'The Culture' is the first critical monograph to focus solely on this series, providing a comprehensive, thematic analysis of Banks's Culture stories from Consider Phlebas to The Hydrogen Sonata. It explores the development of Banks's political, philosophical and literary thought, arguing that the Culture offers both an image of a harmonious civilisation modelled on an alternative socialist form of globalisation and a critique of our neo-liberal present. As Joseph S. Norman explains, the Culture is the result of an ongoing utopian process, attempting through the application of technoscience to move beyond obstacles to progress such as imperialism, capitalism, the human condition, religious dogma, patriarchy and crises in artistic representation. The Culture of 'The Culture' defines Banks's creation as culture: a utopian way of doing, of being, of seeing: an approach, an attitude and a lifestyle that has enabled, and is evolving alongside, utopia, rather than an image of a static end-state.

The Culturally Customized Web Site

Author : Nitish Singh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0750678496
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book The Culturally Customized Web Site written by Nitish Singh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a methodology to achieve cultural customization in international web site design. A tool for helping executives successfully localize their web sites for countries and cultures around the world. Accessible to readers at various levels.

Education and the Culture of Consumption

Author : David Hartley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136730877
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Education and the Culture of Consumption written by David Hartley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 200 years the organisational form of the school has changed little. Bureaucracy has been its enduring form. The school has prepared the worker for the factory of mass production. It has created the 'mass consumer' to be content with accepting what is on offer, not what is wanted. However, a ‘revised’ educational code appears to be emerging. This code centres upon the concept of ‘personalisation’, which operates at two levels: first, as a new mode of public service delivery; and second, as a new ‘grammar’ for the school, with new flexibilities of structure and pedagogical process. Personalisation has its intellectual roots in marketing theory, not in educational theory and is the facilitator of 'education for consumption'. It allows for the 'market' to suffuse even more the fabric of education, albeit under the democratic-sounding call of freedom of choice. Education and the Culture of Consumption raises many questions about personalisation which policy-makers seem prone to avoid: Why, now, are we concerned about personalisation? What are its theoretical foundations? What are its pedagogical, curricular and organisational consequences? What are the consequences for social justification of personalisation? Does personalisation diminish the socialising function of the school, or does it simply mean that the only thing we share is that we have the right to personalised service? All this leads the author to consider an important question for education: does personalisation mark a new regulatory code for education, one which corresponds with both the new work-order of production and with the makeover-prone tendencies of consumers? The book will be of great interest to postgraduate students and academics studying in the fields of education policy and the social foundations of education, and will also be relevant to students studying public policy, especially health care and social care, and public management.

Transitioning into New Manufacturing Paradigm

Author : Dr. Azlan Nithia
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 1543748813
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Transitioning into New Manufacturing Paradigm written by Dr. Azlan Nithia and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The customers prefer small lot sizes, multimodels with model variations, short delivery lead times, and low cost. The organization that cannot transition to the new manufacturing paradigm of buyer-centric strategy, their rigidity of the current mass production (seller-centric), will eliminate them from the industry. There are many organizations that implemented robotics and automation to reduced labor, but, they have also increased their changeover time and made the internal processes more complex, rigid and created imbalance to the flow due to the single-minded focus of only labor reduction. To survive and succeed in the fierce market competition, the organizations must transition to the new manufacturing paradigm. The organizations must develop their people capabilities, agility, speed, responsiveness and be able to deliver products at the lowest cost. The concept of mass production of large lot sizes and lesser model changeovers are not acceptable, this thinking must be evaporated to succeed in the new customer-centric business. This book introduces practically proven concepts that will transition the manufacturing organization from the mass production focus built on rigidity to a high-performing organization equipped with agility, flexibility, short lead times, multimodel production, and new organization culture that drives daily continuous improvement and problem-solving. This book shows the whats and hows to transition to the new manufacturing paradigm and successfully compete to win in the fierce customer-centric business.

Customised Books in Early Modern Europe and the Americas, 1400–1700

Author : Christopher D. Fletcher
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900468056X
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Customised Books in Early Modern Europe and the Americas, 1400–1700 written by Christopher D. Fletcher and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Customised Books in Early Modern Europe and the Americas, 1400‒1700 examines the form, function, and meaning of alterations made by users to the physical structure of their book, through insertion or interpolation, subtraction or deletion, adjustments in the ordering of folios or quires, amendments of image or text. Although our primary interest is in printed books and print series bound like books, we also consider selected manuscripts since meaningful alterations made to incunabula and early printed books often followed the patterns such changes took in late fourteenth- and fifteenth-century codices. Throughout Customised Books the emphasis falls on the hermeneutic functions of the modifications made by makers and users to their manuscripts and books. Contributors: B. Boler Hunter, T. Cummins, A. Dlabačova, K.A.E. Enenkel, C.D. Fletcher, P.F. Gehl, P. Germano Leal, J. Kiliańczyk-Zięba, J. Koguciuk, A. van Leerdam, S. Leitch, S. McKeown, W.S. Melion, K. Michael, S. Midanik, B. Purkaple, J. Rosenholtz-Witt, B.L. Rothstein, M.R. Wade, and G. Warnar.

Visual Cultures of Africa

Author : Mary Clare Kidenda
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
ISBN 13 : 383094523X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Visual Cultures of Africa written by Mary Clare Kidenda and published by Waxmann Verlag. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The voices in this book offer a multi-perspectival approach to Africa, focusing on the skills and the knowledge underpinning visual cultural expressions ranging from Akan symbolism to embodied performances by dancers and storytellers, even re-designed models of Western cars. Educators, designers, artists, critics, curators, and custodians based both in Africa and in Europe are configuring spaces for public, private, institutional as well as digital conversation – whether through pottery or portraiture, furniture or film, shoes or selfies, buildings or books. Readers are encouraged to question how African visual cultures are both ‘in’ and ‘of’; identifying and confrontational; post- and decolonial; preserved and practised; old and new; borrowed and authentic; composite and complete; rooted and soaring. Disciplines being engaged include visual culture studies, media studies, performance studies, orature, literature, art and design – as well as their histories. The editors Mary Clare Kidenda, Lize Kriel and Ernst Wagner represent three nodes in the Exploring Visual Cultures north-south collaborative network: The Technical University of Kenya, the University of Pretoria in South Africa and Munich Academy of Fine Arts in Germany.

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies: The Key Concepts

Author : John Hartley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134492065
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Communication, Cultural and Media Studies: The Key Concepts written by John Hartley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third edition of an up-to-date, multi-disciplinary glossary of the concepts you are most likely to encounter in the study of communication, culture and media, with new entries and coverage of recent developments.

Mobile Media in the Asia-Pacific

Author : Larissa Hjorth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134072074
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Mobile Media in the Asia-Pacific written by Larissa Hjorth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-10-13 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This century has been marked by the rapid and divergent uptake of mobile telephony throughout the world. The mobile phone has become a poignant symbol for postmodernity and the attendant modes of global mobility and immobility. Most notably, the icon of the mobile phone is most palpable in the Asia-Pacific in which a diversity of innovation and consumer practices – reflecting gender and locality – can be found. Through the lens of gendered mobile media, Mobile Media in the Asia Pacific provides insight into this phenomenon by focusing on case studies in Japan, South Korea, China and Australia. Despite the ubiquity and multi-layered nature of mobile media in the region, the patterns of female consumption have received little attention in the growing literature on mobile communication globally. Utilising ethnographic research conducted in the Asia-Pacific over a six-year period, this book investigates the relationship between gender, technology and various forms of mobility and immobility in the region. This book outlines the emerging modes of gender performativity that makes the Asia-Pacific region so distinct to other regions globally. Mobile Media in the Asia Pacific is a fascinating read for students and scholars interested in new media and gender in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Cultural Influence on Mass Customization

Author : Carolin Wabia
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3658310154
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book The Cultural Influence on Mass Customization written by Carolin Wabia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis empirically proofs a cultural influence on mass customization ‐ the personalization of mass products towards individual tastes - a topic of increasing importance in today’s international markets. Based on quantitative research, the author observes differences in preferences among German and Chinese participants for varying product groups and mass customization stages. Contrasts in willingness‐to‐pay for mass‐customized goods are explored and the investigated cultural influence is attributed to specific cultural dimensions.

Future Craftsmanship

Author : Finn Westbrook
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456648748
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Future Craftsmanship written by Finn Westbrook and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revolutionising Traditions: A New Dawn in Craftsmanship In an era where the digital and physical realms converge, Future Craftsmanship: Millennials & Gen Z in the Trades emerges as a beacon of innovation and sustainable practice. This compelling read not only pays homage to the rich heritage of craftsmanship but also propels it into the contemporary world, blending the age-old traditions with the limitless possibilities of the digital age. The transformation of craftsmanship unfolds through the eyes of the most dynamic generations yet - Millennials and Gen Z. These pioneers are redefining what it means to be craftsmen and women in the 21st century, challenging stereotypes, and breaking down the barriers of entry to these trades. This book deciphers their language, their aspirations, and their unique approach to craftsmanship, offering insights into how these generations are not just conserving traditions but are also the keystones to innovation within the trades. From the revival of apprenticeships to the embrace of sustainable practices, Future Craftsmanship delves deep into the heart of how technology is being integrated into handicrafts. Discover how 3D printing and virtual reality are not mere tools for these artisans but extensions of their creativity. Marvel at the redefinition of learning, with trade schools and online platforms offering new pathways to mastery. The narrative does not shy away from the challenges faced by these young craftsmen and women - from the economics of their trade in the digital era to the necessity of navigating bureaucracy and advocating for change. Yet, it is also a story of hope and resilience, highlighting groundbreaking case studies where innovation meets tradition. Embrace a journey of discovery and inspiration, where the digital artisan emerges, where sustainability is not just a buzzword but a practice, and where the global community of craftsmen and women share in the vision of a future where quality trumps quantity, and creativity knows no bounds. Future Craftsmanship is not just a book; it's a manifesto for the new age of artisans. Whether you're a budding artisan, a seasoned craftsman, or simply someone fascinated by the intersection of tradition and innovation, this book promises to engage, enlighten, and inspire you. The future of craftsmanship is bright, and it belongs to us all. Let's craft it together.

Customer Relationship Management using Business Intelligence

Author : Graham Sturdy
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443842974
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Customer Relationship Management using Business Intelligence written by Graham Sturdy and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an important text for all students and practitioners of Business Intelligence (BI) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). It provides a comprehensive resource for understanding and implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and BI solutions within the organisational context. It provides an in-depth coverage of all key areas relating to the implementation of ERP and BI systems. It provides unique practical guidance on implementing ERP and BI strategies as formulated by the author and a range of academic practitioners and industry experts. Importantly, it demonstrates how these systems can be implemented in a real-world environment and in a way that provides strategic alignment that is compatible with the strategic vision of the organisation. The author presents a “BI Psychology Adoption Model” which represents new and innovative thinking in relation to how employees within organisations react to the introduction of new technology within the workplace.

Assessing Global Water Megatrends

Author : Asit K. Biswas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811066957
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Global Water Megatrends written by Asit K. Biswas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-21 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights what are likely to be the future megatrends in the water sector and why and how they should be incorporated to improve water governance in the coming decades. In this first ever book on megatrends for the water sector, 22 leading world experts from different disciplines representing academia, business, government, national and international organisations discuss what the major megatrends of the future are and how they will radically change water governance in the coming decades.

Mass-Customised Cities

Author : Tom Verebes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111891564X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Mass-Customised Cities written by Tom Verebes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when computational design and fabrication technologies ramp up to the urban scale? Though these innovative production processes are currently now largely limited to small-scale design projects, what will happen when they are applied to the vast scale of the 21st-century world city? Could new technologies enable an important shift away from mass production to increasingly bespoke and custom-designed systems? The introduction of standardisation and mass production processes in the 20th century saw the industrial city take on a repetitious and homogeneous quality through the duplication of component parts. Today non-standard, bespoke systems hold out the promise of realising a distinctive urbanism; characterized by the differentiation of serial production and the variation of simple parts that should lead to a more complex and compelling whole. Given the current pace and rate of urbanisation in Asia, the mass customization of the city is set to have imminent and far-reaching practical consequences for the rest of the developing and developed world.

Leisure Marketing

Author : Susan Horner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136387854
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book Leisure Marketing written by Susan Horner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided into nine parts, Leisure Marketing: a global perspective guides the reader through leisure and marketing concepts, the marketing mix, key issues in different sectors, topical issues (such as globalisation, marketing research and ethics, for example branding and environmental issues), and the future of leisure marketing. A section of the book is devoted entirely to international case studies, which illustrate and highlight key themes and issues raised throughout in order to facilitate learning. Example of international cases used are: Disneyland Resort, Paris: The Marketing Mix Manchester United Football Club: Marketing the Brand The Growth of the Online Retail Travel Market Hilton Head Island, USA: The Leisure Island for Golf and Leisure Shopping Health, Leisure and Tourism Marketing including Spa Hotels, Health Clubs and lake Resorts. This book combines real world experience with a solid theoretical framework. It is essential reading for anyone studying, teaching or working in marketing in the leisure industry.

Cultural Strategy

Author : Douglas Holt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019958740X
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Strategy written by Douglas Holt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we explain the breakthrough market success of businesses like Nike, Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's, and Jack Daniel's? Conventional models of strategy and innovation simply don't work. The most influential ideas on innovation are shaped by the worldview of engineers and economists - build a better mousetrap and the world will take notice. Holt and Cameron challenge this conventional wisdom and take an entirely different approach: champion a better ideology and the world will take notice as well. Holt and Cameron build a powerful new theory of cultural innovation. Brands in mature categories get locked into a form of cultural mimicry, what the authors call a cultural orthodoxy. Historical changes in society create demand for new culture - ideological opportunities that upend this orthodoxy. Cultural innovations repurpose cultural content lurking in subcultures to respond to this emerging demand, leapfrogging entrenched incumbents. Cultural Strategy guides managers and entrepreneurs on how to leverage ideological opportunities: - How managers can use culture to out-innovate their competitors - How entrepreneurs can identify new market opportunities that big companies miss - How underfunded challengers can win against category Goliaths - How technology businesses can avoid commoditization - How social entrepreneurs can develop businesses that appeal to more than just fellow activists - How subcultural brands can break out of the 'cultural chasm' to mass market success - How global brands can pursue cross-cultural strategies to succeed in local markets - How organizations can maximize their innovation capabilities by avoiding the brand bureaucracy trap Written by leading authorities on branding in the world today, along with one of the advertising industry's leading visionaries, Cultural Strategy transforms what has always been treated as the "intuitive" side of market innovation into a systematic strategic discipline.