"Modernity and Consumption, Antonio L Rappa argues in this insightful book, are deeply political. This book's unique contribution is to develop that argument with respect to the 'depoliticized' consumer in Singapore as well as the 'politicized' consumer in Malaysia. A significant contribution that melds theory and data in new ways." Peter J Katzenstein The Walter S Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies Cornell University "Modernity and Consumption in Singapore and Malaysia constitutes an important extension and application of the work of such theorists of late modernity as William Connolly, Stephen White, Gianni Vattimo, and Wendy Brown." Aryeh Botwinick Professor of Political Science Temple University "An intriguing exploration of the impact of global and technological transformation on the relationship between public and private space, and the ways in which the former has intruded on the latter, particularly in market consumption choices. Private space in late modernity thus turns out to be highly contingent and ephemeral, and thus requires us to reassess its boundaries and political significance." Joel B Grossman Professor of Political Science and Law Johns Hopkins University

• Modernity; Consumption; Singapore: Consuming Singapore; Family and Education; Narrative and Public Space; Malaysia: Consuming Malaysia; Family and Education; Narrative and Public Space; Consumption and Its Discontents.

"Modernity and Consumption, Antonio L Rappa argues in this insightful book, are deeply political. This book's unique contribution is to develop that argument with respect to the 'depoliticized' consumer in Singapore as well as the 'politicized' consumer in Malaysia. A significant contribution that melds theory and data in new ways." Peter J Katzenstein The Walter S Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies Cornell University "Modernity and Consumption in Singapore and Malaysia constitutes an important extension and application of the work of such theorists of late modernity as William Connolly, Stephen White, Gianni Vattimo, and Wendy Brown." Aryeh Botwinick Professor of Political Science Temple University "An intriguing exploration of the impact of global and technological transformation on the relationship between public and private space, and the ways in which the former has intruded on the latter, particularly in market consumption choices. Private space in late modernity thus turns out to be highly contingent and ephemeral, and thus requires us to reassess its boundaries and political significance." Joel B Grossman Professor of Political Science and Law Johns Hopkins University

• Modernity; Consumption; Singapore: Consuming Singapore; Family and Education; Narrative and Public Space; Malaysia: Consuming Malaysia; Family and Education; Narrative and Public Space; Consumption and Its Discontents.

"Modernity and Consumption, Antonio L Rappa argues in this insightful book, are deeply political. This book's unique contribution is to develop that argument with respect to the 'depoliticized' consumer in Singapore as well as the 'politicized' consumer in Malaysia. A significant contribution that melds theory and data in new ways." Peter J Katzenstein The Walter S Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies Cornell University "Modernity and Consumption in Singapore and Malaysia constitutes an important extension and application of the work of such theorists of late modernity as William Connolly, Stephen White, Gianni Vattimo, and Wendy Brown." Aryeh Botwinick Professor of Political Science Temple University "An intriguing exploration of the impact of global and technological transformation on the relationship between public and private space, and the ways in which the former has intruded on the latter, particularly in market consumption choices. Private space in late modernity thus turns out to be highly contingent and ephemeral, and thus requires us to reassess its boundaries and political significance." Joel B Grossman Professor of Political Science and Law Johns Hopkins University

• Modernity; Consumption; Singapore: Consuming Singapore; Family and Education; Narrative and Public Space; Malaysia: Consuming Malaysia; Family and Education; Narrative and Public Space; Consumption and Its Discontents.