by Kaj Ilmonen (2011)
From the publisher. Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.
Elizabeth L. Cline
Evaluates the costs of low-priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local, sustainable clothing.
Janisse Ray
A memoir of a childhood, spend in an isolated Georgia community of Crackers, that grew into a passion to save the vanishing longleaf pine ecocystem in which she was raised.
Celia Lury
"The second edition of Consumer Culture brings this successful introductory textbook right up-to-date for students who are interested in the nature and role of consumption in modern societies. It introduces the importance of new object-based studies for consumer culture, as well as adding new chapters on branding and the rise of ethical consumption. Drawing on a wide range of studies, and using contemporary illustrations from the media and popular culture, the author examines the rise of consumer culture and the changing relations between the production and consumption of cultural goods. She argues that consumer culture has become increasingly stylized and now provides an important context for everyday creativity. The author explores the way an individual's position in social groups structured by class, gender, race and age affects the nature of his or her participation in consumer culture. She also argues that this has contributed to changes in the way in which individuals belong to these social groups. The powerful role consumption plays in our lives is thus revealed as consumer culture is seen to provide new ways of creating social and political identities."--Pub. desc.
Simon Anholt
"In this new book, Simon Anholt, one of the world's leading branding experts, shows how the combination of branded experts and 'nation branding' can create fast-track economic development for emerging markets. Brand New Justice: the Upside of Global Branding shows how the classic wealth-building techniques of first-world countries and companies can be successfully transferred to the people and places that really need them." "Packed with case studies of second and third-world international brands and detailed advice on international brand development for companies and governments in developing countries, Brand New Justice: the Upside of Global Branding brings a radical new dimension to the pro-logo/no-logo debate." "Brand New Justice: the Upside of Global Branding is essential reading for businesses and governments in emerging countries, for people in the international aid sector, for marketers seeking worthwhile applications for their skills, and for anyone who is interested in practical solutions to world poverty."--Jacket.