Consumerism books

Analyses the ways in which the agencies and discourses of the retail environment mesh with the processes of physical...  Read More >>

Wie viel zahlen Verbraucher fur ein sozial-okologisch gutes Gewissen? Welche Personengruppen legen Wert auf okologischen...  Read More >>

Explains how big business took control of what we eat - and why so few of us even noticed. This book uncovers some...  Read More >>

Examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence. This book reveals that...  Read More >>

Looks at seven of the world's fastest developing consumer markets - Brazil, Russia, India, China, Mexico, South...  Read More >>

Consumer behavior affects all aspects of the fashion industry, design, production, and merchandising and promotion...  Read More >>

The charismatic forger immortalized in the film ""Catch Me If You Can"" exposes the astonishing tactics of today's...  Read More >>

Seeks to liberate us from the thinking that renders us hopeless in the face of our own domineering governments and...  Read More >>

In dozens of categories, 'new luxury' brands sell at huge premiums over conventional goods, and in much larger volumes...  Read More >>

A ""New York Times"" Consumed columnist looks at the convergence of marketing and culture in contemporary life....  Read More >>

Many countries, such as countries in the European Union, require that food labels announce genetically modified...  Read More >>

A collection that offers a global perspective on the changing character of cities and the increasing importance...  Read More >>

A collection that offers a global perspective on the changing character of cities and the increasing importance...  Read More >>

""Powerful and disturbing. No one who cares about the future of our public life can afford to ignore this book.""...  Read More >>

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As people learned that some drugs on the market had deadly side effects, they prevailed on lawmakers to enact stronger...  Read More >>

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A collection of essays which analyze and evaluate both the theoretical and historical contexts of the agrifood system...  Read More >>

Exploring complex webs of local consumer demands that affected patterns of exchange and production as far away as...  Read More >>

There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses...  Read More >>

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Surveys social aspects of consumer behavior. This book discusses concepts of risk tolerance, consumer socialization,...  Read More >>

The study of children outside of psychological constructs is gaining significance. Designed for students at many...  Read More >>

Provides context for the study of advertising by exploring the historical, economic, and ideological factors that...  Read More >>