World of Wal-Mart

<p>The primary aim of this book is to introduce anthropological concepts and analysis and to demonstrate their value for understanding American culture by applying them to Walmart. This is not a definitive book on Walmart nor does it single the company out for anthropological praise or criticism. Rather Walmart is analyzed as a set of dilemmas and contradictions that index American culture more generally and against which alternatives can be both imaged and developed.</p>