Globalization, identity politics, and ethical dilemmas inveitably converge when shopping is involved. Topics in this issue include a hostage situation in an Argentinean supermarket to window displays in the Cold War.
Contributors to this issue of Public include Stephen Andrews, Luke Bezuidenhout, Berry Bickle, Blue Republic, Carole Comdé & Karl Beveridge, Claude Closky, Chris Cozier, Vera Frenkel, Rebecca Garrett, Güliz Ger, Alberto Gomez, Tapfuma Gusta, Nicole Gusta-Field, Mike Hansen, Davis Hlynsky, Jamaica Kincaid, Lieberman & Weinstein, Munya Madzima, David McIntosh, Charles Mungoshi, Deborah Root, Tom Sherman, Eileen Sommerman, Stevi Stephens, and Dot Tuer.
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