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The Dark Side of Prosperity - Late Capitalism's Culture of Indebtedness (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The Dark Side of Prosperity - Late Capitalism's Culture of Indebtedness (Hardcover, New Ed)
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This book offers a critical analysis of consumer credit markets and
the growth of outstanding debt, presenting in-depth interview
material to explore the phenomenon of mass indebtedness through the
life trajectories of self-identified debtors struggling with the
pressures of owing money. A rich and original qualitative study of
the close relationship between financial capitalism, consumer
aspirations, social exclusion and the proliferation of personal
indebtedness, The Dark Side of Prosperity examines questions of
social identity, subjectivity and consumer motivation in close
connection with the socio-cultural ideals of an 'enjoyment society'
that binds the value of the lives of individuals to the endless
acquisition and disposal of pecuniary resources and lifestyle
symbols. Critically engaging with the work of Giddens, Beck and
Bauman, this volume draws on the thought of contemporary
philosophers including Zizek, Badiou and Ranciere to consider the
possibility that the expansion of outstanding consumer credit,
despite its many consequences, may be integral to the construction
of social identity in a radically indeterminate and increasingly
divided society. A ground-breaking work of critical social research
this book will appeal to scholars of social theory, contemporary
philosophy and political and economic sociology, as well as those
with interests in consumer credit and cultures of indebtedness.
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