Consumer Society by Barry Smart
A wide-ranging, detailed and critical analysis of Western consumerism and its globalization, from one of the most respected names in the field today.
The cultural contradictions of modern capitalism have never been deeper or more dramaticThese contradictions are also confusing. While governments tell citizens to spend in order to save capitalism, economists tell us that western consumers spend too much and Chinese workers, too little. Barry Smart′s engaging contribution offers clear insights into the economic mysteries of modern consumption and production, providing in tandem an historical sociology of the rise of America as a consumer society - this is a timely sociological guide to the perplexed
Bryan S. Turner
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Bryan S. Turner
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Barry Smart′s Consumer society is the best study I have seen of contemporary features of the current stage of capitalism organized around consumption and commodities. The book′s range is broad and synoptic and its research is highly impressive. The text is engaging and accessible and should be of interest to a wide range of readers
Douglas Kellner
UCLA, author of Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy
Barry Smart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Portsmouth and has longstanding research interests in the fields of social theory, political economy, and philosophy. His research interests include critical social research ethics; higher education; and collaborative work on veganism, ethics, lifestyle and environment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847870506 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847870503 |
| Title | Consumer Society |
| Author | Barry Smart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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