Consumerism

Zu den typischen Erfahrungen europäischer USA-Reisender gehören Begegnungen mit den außergewöhnlichen Verlockungen einer weit fortgeschrittenen Konsumgesellschaft wie auch mit deren Schattenseiten: der Omnipräsenz des Kommerzes, einer extremen Autozentriertheit, oder der Verödung vieler Innenstädte.

'Stabbing at battle of Ikea' Sun'Most expensive house has 390m price tag' Daily Telegraph'Financier runs up 36,000 bar bill' IndependentDiamond-encrusted phones, waiting lists for handbags, 7-star hotels - in the summer of 2007, the UK economy finally reached its giddy peak.

A bold new interpretation of ''consumer revolution'' in 18th-century Europe, examining globalization and the politics of consumption in the age of Revolution.

In this provocative account, Karl Gerth argues that consumerism rather than communism explains the history of China since 1949.

Political Consumerism captures the creative ways in which consumers and citizens turn to the market as their arena for politics.

It started very small and full of hope.

Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives.

a welcome addition to a growing body of scholarly writing a comprehensive critical survey of the literature on cultural heritage and tourism and associated issues in the fields of cultural and media studies over the previous decade.

Minister Rafiq Hariri on 14 February 2005, was seen by many as an opportunity for Lebanon's fragile political system to move towards a more stable form of democracy.

An expos of "e;the systematic attempt of business to make us wasteful, debt-ridden, permanently discontented individuals,"e; The Waste Makers is Vance Packard's pioneering 1960 work on how the rapid growth of disposable consumer goods was degrading the environmental, financial, and spiritual character of American society.

In this provocative account, Karl Gerth argues that consumerism rather than communism explains the history of China since 1949.

Smart patients don't just know about health and illness - they've got a handle on the health care system and know how to make it work for them.

People used to download music for free; then Steve Jobs convinced them to pay for it.

The chapters in this volume have been selected from the best papers presented at the 8th Annual Consumer Culture Theory Conference held at the home of University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ in June 2013.

Credit and debt appear to be natural, permanent facets of Americans' lives, but a debt-based economy and debt-financed lifestyles are actually recent inventions.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

Our seduction into beliefs in competition, scarcity, and acquisition are producing too many casualties.

Contemporary Approaches Studying Customer Experience in Tourism Research develops approaches and related methods to understand, analyze, and evaluate the tourist consumption experience under its different forms and stages (before, during and after the experience), offering a broader view by integrating the tourist/customer experience in its development while also considering the role of tourism stakeholders.

Rubbish is something we ignore.

Food trucks announcing "e;halal"e; proliferate in many urban areas but how many non-Muslims know what this means, other than cheap lunch?

Our seduction into beliefs in competition, scarcity, and acquisition are producing too many casualties.

For all the political branding and rebranding of healthcare in the United States, its fundamental unit of currency remains the doctor-patient relationship.

Challenging the conventional narrative that the European Union suffers from a "e;democratic deficit,"e; Athanasios Psygkas argues that EU mandates have enhanced the democratic accountability of national regulatory agencies.

Niche fashion magazines speak to a highly fashion literate readership and mix the codes of style magazines, glossy women's magazines and art catalogues.

The global phenomenon of political consumerism is known through such diverse manifestations as corporate boycotts, increased preferences for organic and fairtrade products, and lifestyle choices such as veganism.

Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption.

The Reading Augustine series presents short, engaging books offering personal readings of St.

This book investigates the intersection between consumption, identity and Jewish history in Europe.

With the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers.

When there are too many choices, there is no choice.

Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.

The massive outpouring of consumer products available today might alone lead one to ask "e;How much is enough?

Children today are growing up in an increasingly commercialised world.

Holidays with Hitler tells the story of German leisure time and state-sponsored fun under the Nazi regime.

Unconventional and provocative, My Life with Things is Elizabeth Chin's meditation on her relationship with consumer goods and a critical statement on the politics and method of anthropology.

En la 'Historia del consumo en la España contemporánea (1973-2020)', Fernando Conde Gutiérrez del Álamo aborda la historia de la sociedad de consumo en España dividida en cuatro grandes etapas: la del consumo de masas entre 1973 y 1985, la de consumos segmentados entre 1985 y la crisis del 1993-1994, la de los consumos glocales financiarizados entre esta crisis y la de las 'subprime' de 2008, y la de los consumos glocales digitalizados entre esta crisis y la emergencia de la pandemia.

'Moving and hopeful .

"e;[A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism .