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Paperback. 'I consider this book a remarkable achievement. Sophisticated in its use of sociological, anthropological and critical theory, [it] also successfully conveys the direct tangible experience of corporality and the senses. Falk's original, insightful book sets the study of the body onto a new plane' - Roy Porter, The Wellcome Institute Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
This is a fascinating examination of the relationship between consumption, the idea of the body and the formation of the self. In tracing these connections, The Consuming Body develops a profile of individuality in the late twentieth century - in both its bodily and mental aspects.
This is a fascinating examination of the relationship between consumption, the idea of the body and the formation of the self. In tracing these connections, The Consuming Body develops a profile of individuality in the late twentieth century - in both its bodily and mental aspects.
Pasi Falk offers a major synthesis and critical assessment of the debates surrounding the body, the self and contemporary consumer culture. He explores two fundamental issues for modern social theory - the delineation of modern consumption and the body′s historically changing position in various cultural orders. In the course of his argument he ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780803989740
SKU
V9780803989740
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About Pasi Falk
Pasi Falk is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki
Reviews for Consuming Body
`I consider this book a remarkable achievement. Sophisticated in its use of sociological, anthropological and critical theory, The Consuming Body also successfully conveys the direct tangible experience of corporality and the senses. Its key metaphor of orality unites body history and consumer history, speech and sustenance, with rare penetration and clarity. Pasi Falk′s original and insightful book sets the study ... Read more