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Consumerism
As a Way of Life

  • Steven Miles - University of Brighton, UK, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK


July 1998 | 192 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This book provides an introduction to the historical and theoretical foundations of consumerism. It then moves on to examine the experience of consumption in the areas of space and place, technology, fashion, `popular' music and sport. Throughout, the author brings a critical perspective to bear upon the subject, thus providing a reliable and stimulating guide to a complex and many-sided field.
 
Consumerism Then and Now
 
Consumerism in Context
 
Design for Life or Consumption Designed?
 
Consuming Space, Consuming Place
 
Consuming Technology
 
Consuming Fashion
 
Consuming Popular Music
 
Consuming Sport
 
The Consuming Paradox

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