A Theory of Shopping by Daniel Miller
A Theory of Shopping offers a highly original perspective on one of our most basic everyday activities -- shopping. We commonly assume that shopping is primarily concerned with individuals and materialism.
"Before reading this book, I did not believe that a theory of shopping was possibleNow I do. Daniel Miller argues that shopping is a ritual practice oriented to others. In doing so, he puts the heart back into his accounts of consumption which too often assume that shopping is an asocial or even anti-social activity. Remarkable." Nigel Thrift, University of Bristol
"His demystification of what appears to be, on the surface, straightforward juggling of cost, quantity and quality is absorbing reading." New Statesman and Society
"Miller's Hegelian assumptions are provocative and testing. In short an exhilarating book." New Formations
"Miller begins with an excellent and sensitive ethnography of shopping firmly rooted among his own native north Londoners. It is a fine example of what an anthropologist can achieve at home." The Times Higher Education Supplement
Daniel Miller is the author of A Theory of Shopping, published by Wiley.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745619460 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745619460 |
| Title | A Theory of Shopping |
| Author | Daniel Miller |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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