Robert M ShieldsRob Shields lectures in Culture and Communication at Lancaster University and maintains links with Carleton University, where he is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. He is author of Places on the Margin (1990) and LifestyleShopping (1993), and co-editor of Social Engineering: The Technics of Change (1995). CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE WESTERN HEMISPHEREDavid Chaney Durham UniversitySadie Plant University of BirminghamMike Featherstone Goldsmiths, UKAndre Lemos Universite Paris V Read More Read Less