- EAN13
- 9781446241868
- Éditeur
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Date de publication
- 15/03/2010
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9781446241868
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13 pages
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What factors are contributing to the continuing growth in consumption of goods
and services? At what point do the costs associated with consumerism begin to
call our way of life into question? How are the problems of resource
depletion, waste and pollution, and environmental impact being addressed? What
is to be done about the consequences of our all-consuming way of life?
Ever-increasing consumption and a relentless pursuit of growth in output are
the twin pillars on which the modern economy and contemporary social life
rest. But the consumer way of life is globally unsustainable. We can't all
live the consumer dream.
This comprehensive, lively and informative book will quickly be recognized as
a benchmark in the field. It brings together a huge set of resources for
thinking about the development of consumer culture, its defining features, and
global consequences.
Adept in handling a complex range of classical and contemporary theoretical
sources, the book draws on an impressive range of comparative material and
provides a variety of contemporary examples to inform and enhance
understanding of our consuming way of life. Smart writes with verve and
feeling and has produced a stimulating book that enlarges our understanding of
consumer culture and provides a timely critical analysis of its consequences.
Clear, engaging, and original this book will be essential reading for all
those interested in and concerned about our global culture of consumption
including researchers and students in sociology, politics, cultural studies,
economics, and social geography.
and services? At what point do the costs associated with consumerism begin to
call our way of life into question? How are the problems of resource
depletion, waste and pollution, and environmental impact being addressed? What
is to be done about the consequences of our all-consuming way of life?
Ever-increasing consumption and a relentless pursuit of growth in output are
the twin pillars on which the modern economy and contemporary social life
rest. But the consumer way of life is globally unsustainable. We can't all
live the consumer dream.
This comprehensive, lively and informative book will quickly be recognized as
a benchmark in the field. It brings together a huge set of resources for
thinking about the development of consumer culture, its defining features, and
global consequences.
Adept in handling a complex range of classical and contemporary theoretical
sources, the book draws on an impressive range of comparative material and
provides a variety of contemporary examples to inform and enhance
understanding of our consuming way of life. Smart writes with verve and
feeling and has produced a stimulating book that enlarges our understanding of
consumer culture and provides a timely critical analysis of its consequences.
Clear, engaging, and original this book will be essential reading for all
those interested in and concerned about our global culture of consumption
including researchers and students in sociology, politics, cultural studies,
economics, and social geography.
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