The key concepts of the book are media, class, poverty, and shaming. The contributors to this book examine how certain social relations and their cultural meani

Against the background of the media commercialization reform since the 1990s in China and drawing on the case of »X-Change« (2006-2019), Wei Dong investigates

The Shame of Poverty invites the reader to question their understanding of poverty by bringing into close relief the day-to-day experiences of low-income famili

First published in 1986, this book examines poverty and changing attitudes towards the poor and charity across England, France and Italy. It discusses the cause