The Consumer Society Reader
1. Auflage Dezember 1999
352 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-20798-6
John Wiley & Sons
The Consumer Society Reader is the most substantial collection of classic and contemporary readings on consumption and consumer society for students of cultural studies and sociology of culture. From Karl Marx to Jean Baudrillard, the volume introduces students and researchers to the topics, themes, and preoccupations of twentieth-century consumer culture.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations.
Part II: The Character of the Consumer Society.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations.
Part II: The Character of the Consumer Society.
Index.
"Cleverly selected and lucidly introduced, this collection of
readings offers a solid and engaged resource that should be
indispensable for courses in this area across a wide range of
disciplines. Martyn Lee's work will help students find their way
through the overgrown jungle of consumption studies to its most
important paths." Don Slater, Goldsmiths College,
University of London
"Comprehensive and authoritative, this collection constitutes a
survival kit for teachers and researchers working in the field of
consumer society." Chris Rojek, Nottingham Trent
University
readings offers a solid and engaged resource that should be
indispensable for courses in this area across a wide range of
disciplines. Martyn Lee's work will help students find their way
through the overgrown jungle of consumption studies to its most
important paths." Don Slater, Goldsmiths College,
University of London
"Comprehensive and authoritative, this collection constitutes a
survival kit for teachers and researchers working in the field of
consumer society." Chris Rojek, Nottingham Trent
University
Martyn J. Lee is Senior Lecturer at Coventry University and teaches communication, culture, and media. He has been actively engaged in research around a variety of aspects concerning consumer society and consumption for a number of years. His publications include Consumer Culture Reborn (1993) and The Rise and Fall of Fordist Modernity (forthcoming).
