Consuming life

With the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers. In this new consumer society, individuals become simultaneously the promoters of commodities and the commodities they promote. They are, at one and the same time, the merchandise and the markete...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bauman, Zygmunt, 1925- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; Malden, Mass. : Polity Press 2007.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Introduction: Or, the most closely guarded secret of the society of consumers; 1: Consumerism versus Consumption; 2: Society of Consumers; 3: Consumerist Culture; 4: Collateral Casualties of Consumerism; Notes; Index