Suitably Modern: Making Middle-Class Culture in a New Consumer Society

by Mark Liechty

Book Overview

Suitably Modern traces the growth of a new middle class in Kathmandu as urban Nepalis harness the modern cultural resources of mass media and consumer goods to build modern identities and pioneer a new sociocultural space in one of the world's "least developed countries."

Since Nepal's "opening" in the 1950s, a new urban population of bureaucrats, service personnel, small business owners, and others have worked to make a space between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691095930
• ISBN13: 9780691095936
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

I'm surprised...

I was surprised to see that no one had reviewed this book yet. For those of us working on Nepalese society this is a MUST read. Liechty carefully explores the creation and impact of Middle Class in Nepal including media, kids, and consumerism. It's also a pleasant read that doesn't suffer from the usual rose-coloured glasses tone infecting far too much anthropological work on Nepalese society. I also have met the author and must say he's a knowledgeable person with a passion for Nepalese people and a passion for passing on his knowledge. I highly recommend this read.