Consumption - Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences (Hardcover)

Ranging from the classic discussions of a century and more ago, to evidence for the diversity of consumption at the beginning of the 21st century, this set is a foundation for a rapidly growing area of contemporary academic study. The volumes reflect a major transformation in consumption studies. Gone are the simple debates as to whether consumption is in general a good or bad thing, and equally simple technical definitions. Instead these volumes demonstrate the maturity of its subject: that consumption is a foundation to most people's lives in most parts of the world. The contents are inter-disciplinary with approaches ranging from anthropology and media studies, to geography and business studies. Each discipline provides its own theories, perspectives and methodologies for studying this topic. These volumes are also concerned to make use of the rapid increase in studies of actual consumption across the globe so that many of the examples come from areas such as China, Japan, India and South America and break free of what had previously been debates almost exclusively concerned with Europe and the United States.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	Daniel Miller
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 135mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover
Pages:	2128
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-24266-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Consumer issues Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General
LSN:	0-415-24266-5
Barcode:	9780415242660

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