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Consumer Culture Reborn: The Cultural Politics of Consumption
β Scribed by Martyn J. Lee
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 190
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Lee brings together the discourses of political economy and cultural studies in order to shed light on our social situations. Lee sees the commodity as the vital touchstone behind both analysis of the economy and culture.
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