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The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures
Jean Baudrillard
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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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473982383
SKU
V9781473982383
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