Shopping in Mumbai: transnational sociability from the Netherlands
In this article, I present the concept of sociability as a preferable alternative to current network theories. I apply Simmel's concept of sociability to the bonding that occurs among ethnic networks at both the community and global levels. I argue for the need to separate the sociability elements of enjoyment and pleasure in time and place. I focus on the diaspora tourism of Dutch Hindustanis to show that joy and pleasure occur both when shopping in India and when giving gifts in the Netherlands. Furthermore, I argue that gifts purchased in India create bonding within close ethnic circles. As... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Gowricharn , R 2017 , ' Shopping in Mumbai: transnational sociability from the Netherlands ' , GLOBAL NETWORKS : A JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL AFFAIRS , vol. 17 , no. 3 , pp. 349-365 . https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12140 |
Schlagwörter: | GIFTS / MUMBAI / SHOPPING / SOCIABILITY / SOCIAL COHESION / TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth / name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26843257 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/133b51ae-4a6f-4342-8a9a-7ca6727f91a9 |