Consumer culture
Title:
Consumer culture
Author:
Lury, Celia
ISBN:
9780745643304
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Cambridge : Polity Press, 2011
Physical Description:
245 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
Second edition of a popular and lively introduction to the nature and role of consumption in modern societies. Includes new chapters on branding and the rise of ethical consumption. Reveals the central role consumer culture plays in providing new ways of creating social and political identities.
Subject:
| Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects |
| Consumer behavior |
| Culture -- Economic aspects |
Summary:
Second edition of a popular and lively introduction to the nature and role of consumption in modern societies. Includes new chapters on branding and the rise of ethical consumption. Reveals the central role consumer culture plays in providing new ways of creating social and political identities.