The Consumer Society Reader by Martyn J Lee

The Consumer Society Reader by Martyn J Lee

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This volume is a collection of contemporary and classic literature on consumption and consumer society. From Karl Marx to Jean Baudrillard, it introduces students and researchers to the topics, themes, and preoccupations of 20th-century consumer culture.

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The Consumer Society Reader by Martyn J Lee

The Consumer Society Reader is the most substantial collection of classic and contemporary readings on consumption and consumer society for students of cultural studies and sociology of culture. From Karl Marx to Jean Baudrillard, the volume introduces students and researchers to the topics, themes, and preoccupations of twentieth-century consumer culture.
"Cleverly selected and lucidly introduced, this collection of readings offers a solid and engaged resource that should be indispensable for courses in this area across a wide range of disciplinesMartyn Lee's work will help students find their way through the overgrown jungle of consumption studies to its most important paths." Don Slater, Goldsmiths College, University of London

"Comprehensive and authoritative, this collection constitutes a survival kit for teachers and researchers working in the field of consumer society." Chris Rojek, Nottingham Trent University

Martyn J. Lee is Senior Lecturer at Coventry University and teaches communication, culture, and media. He has been actively engaged in research around a variety of aspects concerning consumer society and consumption for a number of years. His publications include Consumer Culture Reborn (1993) and The Rise and Fall of Fordist Modernity (forthcoming).
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ISBN 13 9780631207986
ISBN 10 0631207988
Title The Consumer Society Reader
Author Martyn J Lee
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1999-12-24
Number of pages 352
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