Consumerism

In this book, pre-eminent semiotician Arthur Asa Berger decodes the meanings of common objects of consumption and their perceived 'sacredness' in c...

In this book, pre-eminent semiotician Arthur Asa Berger decodes the meanings of common objects of consumption and their perceived 'sacredness' in c...

What if the problems of modern society don't come from production, but rather consumption and the system of cultural signs? In this classic work fr...

The Cuban Revolution as Socialist Human Development is a review of the Cuban Revolution from a socialist and humanist perspective. It explores unre...

How have eating habits changed in recent decades? What does it mean to eat well? This fascinating book examines continuity and change in food consu...

How have eating habits changed in recent decades? What does it mean to eat well? This fascinating book examines continuity and change in food consu...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLER Utterly brilliant. We all need to read this book CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN ...

Luxury. The word alone conjures up visions of visions of attractive, desirable lifestyle choices, yet it also faces criticism as a moral vice harmf...

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, ...

From Marcus Collins, strategist to Apple, Nike and Beyoncé, discover the powerful force behind what we buy, what we do, and who we want to be . . ....

Picture a familiar scene: long lines of shoppers waiting to check out at the grocery store, carts filled to the brim with the weeks food. While man...

An Open Access edition of this book will be available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.Since its invention, the auto...

Buying (RED) productsfrom Gap T-shirts to Appleto fight AIDS. Drinking a Caring Cup of coffee at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to support fair t...

Offering a deeper understanding of todays internet media and the management theory behind itPlatforms are everywhere. From social media to chat, st...

What will become of the shops? More than ever, the high street appears to be under mortal threat, its shops boarded up as the sad 'bricks and morta...

In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of...

What does consumption in the global south signify, and how are its complexities communicated in media discourses? This book looks at the media repr...

Offering a deeper understanding of todays internet media and the management theory behind itPlatforms are everywhere. From social media to chat, st...

From Marcus Collins, strategist to Apple, Nike and Beyoncé, discover the powerful force behind what we buy, what we do, and who we want to be . . ....