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Consumption and Everyday Life (The New Sociology)
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Product Description
This engaging book introduces key ideas and theorists of consumption in an accessible way. Case studies that describe familiar acts of consumption from areas of everyday life are used to ground relevant debates and ideas.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #142581 in Books
- Published on: 2005-11-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 264 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
This book introduces key ideas and theorists of consumption in an accessible way. Drawing on theories of everyday life, this is an engaging and comprehensible introduction of key themes in consumption and consumer culture.
* the semiotics of branding and advertising
* the representation of 'nature' and the environment
* the relations between consumer and producer
* ethical consumption
* the tensions between local spaces of consumption and globalized markets.
This book is essential reading for undergraduates on cultural studies, sociology and cultural geography courses.
About the Author
University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
