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BL
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876306
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Newell, Sasha
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The modernity bluff : : crime, consumption, and citizenship in Côte d'Ivoire /\ Sasha Newell.
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Chicago :: London :: The University of Chicago Press,, 2012.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0226575217
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: 128069968X
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: 9780226575216
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: 9781280699689
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0226575195
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0226575209
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9780226575193
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9780226575209
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Enregistering modernity, bluffing criminality : how nouchi speech reinvented the nation -- Bizness and "blood brothers" : the moral economy of crime -- Faire le show : maquis masculinity and the performative success of waste -- Fashioning alterity : masking, metonymy, and otherworld origins -- Paris is hard like a rock : migration and the spatial hierarchy of global relations -- Counterfeit belongings : branding the Ivoirian political crisis -- Conclusion : modernity as bluff.
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In Côte d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth in a fantastic display of Western imitation, spending far more than they can afford on brand name clothing, accessories, technology, and a robust nightlife. Such imitation, however, is not primarily meant to deceive--rather, as Sasha Newell argues in The Modernity Bluff, it is an explicit performance so valued in Côte d'Ivoire it has become a matter of national pride. Called bluffeurs, these young urban men operate in a system of cultural eco.
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Social status-- Côte d'Ivoire.
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Urban youth-- Côte d'Ivoire-- Economic conditions-- 21st century.
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Urban youth-- Côte d'Ivoire-- Social conditions-- 21st century.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Life Stages-- Adolescence.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Life Stages-- Teenagers.
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Social status.
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Urban youth-- Social conditions.
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Côte d'Ivoire.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.2350973/091732
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HQ799.8.C8N48 2012eb
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