Consumerism

Whole Grains and Health presents a science-based discussion of whole grains and their expanding role in health and disease.

Economic downturns and terrorist attacks notwithstanding, America's love affair with luxury continues unabated.

The book highlights research undertaken by marketers, social researchers and anthropologists who have an interest in this field.

How America's post-WWII affluence led to today's divide between red states and blue states: "e;[Lindsey's] insights are frequently dazzling.

Scaldingly honest, impeccably researched and movingly written, 'MAXED OUT' is, as 'FAST FOOD NATION' was to the food industry, the book the captains of the debt industry wish you would never read.

This gripping book considers the history, techniques, and goals of child-targeted consumer campaigns and examines children's changing perceptions of what commodities they "e;need"e; to be valued and value themselves.

Den Unterschied macht nicht die Menge, sondern die Qualität!

The book follows the story of the Big Beverage Company, a large multinational company, whose main source of profit is coffee.

Cosmopolitans are individuals with a distinctive kind of extended national and international orientation, a global vision, and sense of belonging to the world.

Andrew Francis''s Culture and Commerce in Conrad''s Asian Fiction is the first book-length study of commerce in Conrad''s work.

Fashion in Altermodern China examines key features of women's fashion within the cultural and political context of contemporary China.

Uniting theoretical work on theology, capitalism and consumerism with a scheme of detailed practical action, 'Buying God' explores how we can wean ourselves off the material and on to the eternal, through prayer, example, and vibrant social action.

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.

Children play a crucial role in today's economy.

Can an American family live without Chinese-made goods?

This gripping book considers the history, techniques, and goals of child-targeted consumer campaigns and examines children's changing perceptions of what commodities they "e;need"e; to be valued and value themselves.

Ohne Müll leben zu wollen, hat Olga Witts Leben revolutioniert.

Seventy-six million Baby Boomers are careening toward retirement in the United States.

By any measure, the affluent sector is growing exponentially, and is far more diverse (in terms of ethnicity, education, location, and professional background) than any time in the past.

The objective of this volume is to apply the economic sociology perspective to issues of work broadly defined.

Do you know the difference between 'Use by' and 'Best before'?

A major new TV series - MASTERS OF THE AIR How America's bomber boys and girls in England won their war, and how their English allies responded to them.

Verzicht ist in etwa so beliebt, wie Zahnschmerzen zu haben.

'I'm 79 years old.

Verzicht ist in etwa so beliebt, wie Zahnschmerzen zu haben.

'Fascinating and eye-opening' OWEN JONESDO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHOES COME FROM?

Kreative Macher und ihre Kampagnen "Quadratisch praktisch gut" oder "Haribo macht Kinder froh": Werbeslogans wie diese sind wohl jedem bekannt und gehören zu den unvergesslichsten Kampagnen der deutschen Werbebranche.

A super-stylish new handbook from Merchant & Mills containing all the answers to sewing's most frequently asked questions.

Das Buch stellt eine Gruppe von Menschen vor, die etwas anders machen als der Rest der Gesellschaft: Sie teilen ihr Geld, obwohl sie weder in derselben Stadt leben, noch durch familiäre Bande zusammengehalten werden.

Natürlich wollen wir alle die Welt retten, nur ist das im Detail leider etwas freudlos.

How does our economic system impact the way we live?

Nominated for the Business Book Awards 'Embracing Change' category-----If you can't trust those in charge, who can you trust?

»Profit Over People« – so bezeichnet Noam Chomsky den Neoliberalismus, der den Profit über alles Menschliche stellt.

We can't stop shopping but we must stop shopping - the consumer dilemma that defines our lives and our future.

In the 20th century humanity consumed products faster than ever, but this way of living is no longer sustainable.

Most people can't get through the day without a hit of caffeine.

The epic history of consumption, and the goods that have transformed our lives over the past 600 yearsWhat we consume has become the defining feature of our lives: our economies live or die by spending, we are treated more as consumers than workers, and even public services are presented to us as products in a supermarket.

Für alle, die nicht damit rechnen dürfen, ein neues Wundermedikament zu entdecken oder als Held_in in die Geschichte einzugehen, verheißt Elternschaft den vermeintlich nachhaltigsten Weg, sich der Weltgeschichte einzuschreiben.

"Ich shoppe, also bin ich …" – so fasst Zygmunt Bauman den Wandel unserer Gesellschaft zusammen, die sich von einer Gesellschaft der Produzenten in eine Gesellschaft der Konsumenten transformiert.

Der Nr.

Auch in der DDR gab es "Halbstarke", wurden in den 1960er Jahren die Haare länger und die Kleidung bunter, artikulierten sich vor allem unter Jugendlichen Sehnsüchte nach einer anderen und friedvollen Welt.

Auch in der DDR gab es "Halbstarke", wurden in den 1960er Jahren die Haare länger und die Kleidung bunter, artikulierten sich vor allem unter Jugendlichen Sehnsüchte nach einer anderen und friedvollen Welt.

Für alle, die nicht damit rechnen dürfen, ein neues Wundermedikament zu entdecken oder als Held_in in die Geschichte einzugehen, verheißt Elternschaft den vermeintlich nachhaltigsten Weg, sich der Weltgeschichte einzuschreiben.

Rafiq Hardi Kermanj, founder of the Communist Party of Kurdistan, is forced to flee Tehran for London with his family.

El mercado de trabajo es muy dinámico y muchas personas no logran encontrar empleos por falta de preparación, no solo en el área académica sino porque no comprenden lo que el empleador piensa o desea.