Now available in English for the first time, Jean Baudrillard's classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book still makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. Many of the themes
The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures
β Scribed by Jean Baudrillard
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 241
- Series
- Theory, Culture & Society
- Edition
- Revised
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
THE CONSUMER SOCIETY- FRONT COVER
THE CONSUMER SOCIETY
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
FOREWORD BY J.P. MAYER
TRANSLATORβS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS OF THE INTRODUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO THE REVISED EDITION BY BARRY SMART
INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION BY GEORGE RITZER
PART I- THE FORMAL LITURGY OF THE OBJECT
CHAPTER 1- PROFUSION
CHAPTER 2- THE MIRACULOUS STATUS OF CONSUMPTION
CHAPTER 3- THE VICIOUS CIRCLE OF GROWTH
PART II- THE THEORY OF CONSUMPTION
CHAPTER 4- THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF CONSUMPTION
CHAPTER 5- TOWARDS A THEORY OF CONSUMPTION
CHAPTER 6- PERSONALIZATION OR THE SMALLEST MARGINAL DIFFERENCE
PART III- MASS MEDIA, SEX AND LEISURE
CHAPTER 7- MASS-MEDIA CULTURE
CHAPTER 8- THE FINEST CONSUMER OBJECT: THE BODY
CHAPTER 9- THE DRAMA OF LEISURE OR THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF WASTING ONEβS TIME
CHAPTER 10- THE MYSTIQUE OF SOLICITUDE
CHAPTER 11- ANOMIE IN THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY
CONCLUSION: ON CONTEMPORARY ALIENATION OR THE END OF THE PACT WITH THE DEVIL
NOTES
INDEX
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Now available in English for the first time, Jean Baudrillard's classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book still makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. Many of the themes
Now available in English for the first time, Jean Baudrillard's classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book still makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. Many of the themes
Now available in English for the first time, Jean Baudrillard's classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book still makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. Many of the themes