Consumerism

People hunting monkeys in the jungle once devised a simple yet effective trap: When the creature found a banana in a large jar with a narrow neck, ...

The Reading Augustine series presents short, engaging books offering personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo's contributions to western philoso...

This series epitomizes the 2017 Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) conference themes of hyper-reality and cultural hybridization. The partnership of the...

The Mindful Tourist presents the first comprehensive theoretical perspective on mindfulness in contemporary tourist experiences. This innovative ne...

The emergence of these media enables new modes of perception that create special sensations of wonder, astonishment, marvel, and the fantastic. Suc...

The very routines of our daily life are to a great extent the expression of our vulnerability and dependence on incredibly wide and complex network...

How do people communicate their romantic feelings? Gift giving is one way. Giving and receiving of gifts is a characteristic of intimate relationsh...

With growing awareness of environmental deterioration, atmospheric pollution and resource depletion, the last several decades have brought increase...

A fascinating exploration of how algorithms penetrate the most intimate aspects of our psychologyfrom the pioneering expert on psychological target...

Drawing from decades of research, Genes, Climate, and Consumption Culture: Connecting the Dots demonstrates how climate dictates culture and consum...

Ethical consumerism is on the rise. No longer bound to the counter-cultural fringes, ethical concerns and practices are reaching into the mainstrea...

Ever since the dawn of the Hollywood star system in the early 1920s, consumers have been fascinated by film stars and other celebrities and their s...

Product placement is now an integral part of what is considered the highest-quality fiction programming on television. Throughout the history of te...

The study of consumption and its relationship to cultural and social values has become a vibrant and important field in recent years. Hitherto howe...

What factors are contributing to the continuing growth in consumption of goods and services? At what point do the costs associated with consumerism...

The Consumer Expenditure (CE) surveys are the only source of information on the complete range of consumers' expenditures and incomes in the United...

In this revelatory examination of the most overlooked force that is changing the face of China, the Oxford historian and scholar of modern Asia Kar...

MCKINSEY TOP 5 RECOMMENDED READ 'An underground hit' Best Politics Books, Financial Times 'Jon has one of the few big ideas that's easily applie...

Food trucks announcing halal proliferate in many urban areas but how many non-Muslims know what this means, other than cheap lunch? Here Middle Eas...

Food trucks announcing halal proliferate in many urban areas but how many non-Muslims know what this means, other than cheap lunch? Here Middle Eas...

We can't stop shopping but we must stop shopping - the consumer dilemma that defines our lives and our future. What would happen if we did?We are u...

To be American is to hoard, to collect. But what if that wasnt a bad thing? Emily Mesters American Bulk asks readers to see our national consumer o...

Holidays with Hitler tells the story of German leisure time and state-sponsored fun under the Nazi regime. Nathan Morley looks at consumerism, ente...