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A not-so-quiet revolution seems to be occurring in wealthy
capitalist societies - supermarkets selling 'guilt free' Fairtrade
products; lifestyle TV gurus exhorting us to eat less, buy local
and go green; neighbourhood action groups bent on 'swopping not
shopping'. And this is happening not at the margins of society but
at its heart, in the shopping centres and homes of ordinary people.
Today we are seeing a mainstreaming of ethical concerns around
consumption that reflects an increasing anxiety with - and
accompanying sense of responsibility for - the risks and excesses
of contemporary lifestyles in the 'global north'.
This collection of essays provides a range of critical tools for
understanding the turn towards responsible or conscience
consumption and, in the process, interrogates the notion that we
can shop our way to a more ethical, sustainable future. Written by
leading international scholars from a variety of disciplinary
backgrounds - and drawing upon examples from across the globe -
Ethical Consumption makes a major contribution to the still
fledgling field of ethical consumption studies. This collection is
a must-read for anyone interested in the relationship between
consumer culture and contemporary social life.
A not-so-quiet revolution seems to be occurring in wealthy
capitalist societies - supermarkets selling 'guilt free' Fairtrade
products; lifestyle TV gurus exhorting us to eat less, buy local
and go green; neighbourhood action groups bent on 'swopping not
shopping'. And this is happening not at the margins of society but
at its heart, in the shopping centres and homes of ordinary people.
Today we are seeing a mainstreaming of ethical concerns around
consumption that reflects an increasing anxiety with - and
accompanying sense of responsibility for - the risks and excesses
of contemporary lifestyles in the 'global north'. This collection
of essays provides a range of critical tools for understanding the
turn towards responsible or conscience consumption and, in the
process, interrogates the notion that we can shop our way to a more
ethical, sustainable future. Written by leading international
scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds - and drawing
upon examples from across the globe - Ethical Consumption makes a
major contribution to the still fledgling field of ethical
consumption studies. This collection is a must-read for anyone
interested in the relationship between consumer culture and
contemporary social life.
Using the rich and vital Australian Aboriginal understanding of
country as a model, "People and Places of Nature and Culture
"affirms the importance of a sustainable relationship between
nature and culture. While current thought includes the mistaken
notion--perpetuated by natural history, ecology, and political
economy--that humans have a mastery over the Earth, this book
demonstrates the problems inherent in this view. In the current age
of climate change, this is an important appraisal of the
relationship between nature and culture, and a projection of what
needs to change if we want to achieve environmental stability.
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