The consumer society: myths and structures

By:

Baudrillard, Jean

Publication details: Sage 2017 LondonEdition: Revised EdDescription: ix, 224 pISBN:

9781473982383

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.3 B2C6

Summary: Jean Baudrillard’s classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. The book includes Baudrillard’s most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society. A chapter on the body demonstrates Baudrillard’s extraordinary prescience for flagging vital subjects in contemporary culture long before others. This English translation begins with a new introductory essay. http://sk.sagepub.com/books/the-consumer-society-myths-and-structures-revised-edition

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Jean Baudrillard’s classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. The book includes Baudrillard’s most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society. A chapter on the body demonstrates Baudrillard’s extraordinary prescience for flagging vital subjects in contemporary culture long before others. This English translation begins with a new introductory essay.

http://sk.sagepub.com/books/the-consumer-society-myths-and-structures-revised-edition

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