Claiming Individuality

Acknowledgements 1. On Claiming Individuality: An Introduction to the Issues Vered Amit (Concordia University in Montreal) and Noel Dyck (Simon Fraser University in British Columbia) 2. In the Aftermath of Death: Presenting Self, Individuality and Family In An Iyangar Family in Chennai, 1994 - Mattison Mines (University of California, Santa Barbara) 3. Growing up in the Caribbean: Individuality in the Making - Karen Fog Olwig (University of Copenhagen) 4. Distinction and Co-Construction: Diaspora Asian Fashion Entrepreneurs in London - Parminder Bhachu (Clark University in Massachusetts) 5. Claiming Individuality through 'Flexibility': Career Choices and Constraints among Traveling Consultants - Vered Amit 6. A Personalized Journey: Tourism and Individuality - Julia Harrison (Trent University) 7. Becoming Educated, Becoming an Individual? Tropes of Distinction and"Modesty"in French Narratives of Rurality - Deborah Reed-Danahay (University of Texas at Arlington) 8. An Anatomy of Humour: The Charismatic Repartee of Trevor Jeffries in the Mitre Pub - Nigel Rapport (Concordia University, Montreal) 9. Proclaiming Individual Piety: Pilgrims and Religious Renewal in Cote d'Ivoire - Marie Nathalie LeBlanc (Concordia University) 10. Claiming to be Croat: The Risks of Return to the Homeland - Daphne Winland (York University) Notes on Contributors Index