Consumer Culture

Author:   Celia Lury (Goldsmith's College, University of London)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9780745643298


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   05 April 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Celia Lury (Goldsmith's College, University of London)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Polity Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780745643298


ISBN 10:   0745643299
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   05 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: What is consumer culture? Chapter 1 Material Culture and Consumer Culture Chapter 2 Exchanging things: the economy and culture Chapter 3 Objects, subjects and signs Chapter 4 Capital, class and consumer culture Chapter 5 Circuits of culture: gender, race and reflexivity Chapter 6 Brands: markets, media and movement Chapter 7 Consuming ethics, or What goes around, comes around Chapter 8 Consumer Culture, Identity and Politics: when are you (not) a consumer? Bibliography

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Celia Lury is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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