LEADER 00000cam a2200709Ka 4500 001 ocn795127328 003 OCoLC 005 20170728051944.5 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 120611s2012 ilu ob 001 0 eng d 019 795120544|a795894833|a817089526|a860208735|a976304662 020 9780226575216|q(electronic book) 020 0226575217|q(electronic book) 020 128069968X 020 9781280699689 020 |z9780226575193 020 |z0226575195 020 |z9780226575209 020 |z0226575209 024 8 7312397 035 (OCoLC)795127328|z(OCoLC)795120544|z(OCoLC)795894833 |z(OCoLC)817089526|z(OCoLC)860208735|z(OCoLC)976304662 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dEBLCP|dIDEBK|dYDXCP|dE7B|dCDX|dOCLCQ |dDEBSZ|dOCLCQ|dNLE|dOCLCQ|dYDX|dOCLCQ|dMOR 043 f-iv--- 049 RIDW 050 4 HQ799.8.C8|bN48 2012eb 072 7 FAM|x003000|2bisacsh 072 7 FAM|x043000|2bisacsh 082 04 305.2350973/091732|223 090 HQ799.8.C8|bN48 2012eb 100 1 Newell, Sasha,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ no2011156084|eauthor. 245 14 The modernity bluff :|bcrime, consumption, and citizenship in Côte d'Ivoire /|cSasha Newell. 264 1 Chicago :|bLondon :|bThe University of Chicago Press, |c2012. 300 1 online resource 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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. 520 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. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 648 7 21st century|2fast 650 0 Urban youth|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85141337|zCôte d'Ivoire|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n82047825-781|xSocial conditions|y21st century. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008643 650 0 Urban youth|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85141337|zCôte d'Ivoire|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n82047825-781|xEconomic conditions|y21st century. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011408 650 0 Social status|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85124077|zCôte d'Ivoire.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /names/n82047825-781 650 7 Urban youth.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1162702 650 7 Social conditions.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1919811 650 7 Economic conditions.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1919582 650 7 Social status.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1123359 651 7 Côte d'Ivoire.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1219323 655 4 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aNewell, Sasha.|tModernity bluff. |dChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012 |z9780226575193|w(DLC) 2011041970|w(OCoLC)756577788 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=461219|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20170802|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic new 994 92|bRID