A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption
Author:   David Kivinen ,  K. Ilmonen ,  P. Sulkunen ,  Keijo Rahkonen
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9780230244108


Pages:   237
Publication Date:   08 December 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Kivinen ,  K. Ilmonen ,  P. Sulkunen ,  Keijo Rahkonen
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780230244108


ISBN 10:   0230244106
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   08 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword The Sociology of Consumption: A Brief History Markets and the Neo-Liberal Utopia of Omnipotent Markets Commodities and Consumption: General and Specific Features Want, Need and Commodity Consumption and the Necessary Economic Conditions for Consumption The Use and Meanings of Money Mechanisms of Consumption Choice and their General Cultural Framework Consumption as Ideological Discourse Consumption as Use: Our Relationship to Commodities

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Alan Warde is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester.

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