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Author:
Miller, Daniel 1954-  Search this
Physical description:
x, 205 pages ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2012
Contents:
What's wrong with consumption? -- A consumer society -- Why we shop -- Why denim? -- It's the stupid economy -- How not to save a planet
Summary:
This is a book for those looking for different answers to some of today's most fundamental questions. What is a consumer society? Does being a consumer make us less authentic or more materialistic? How and why do we shop? How should we understand the economy? Is our seemingly insatiable desire for goods destroying the planet? Can we reconcile curbs on consumption with goals such as reducing poverty and social inequality? Miller responds to these questions by proposing feasible and, where possible, currently available alternatives, drawn mainly from his own original ethnographic research. -- Publisher description.
Topic:
Consumption (Economics)  Search this
Material culture  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1047407