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Life Is Not Complete Without Shopping: Consumption Culture in Singapore Tophop but that's often easier saidSingaporean scholar Chua Beng Huat is one of Asia's leading commentators on the sociology of shopping and consumption. In a wide ranging series of essays, he explores the consumption experience in Singapore, whether that be hanging out at the town centre McDonald's, riding the escalator at Ngee Ann City, or learning how to look at price tags at Prada. Why do powerful women wear cheongsam? What is the symbolic significance of Peranakan food in