This handbook brings together leading international scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of research and theory on the sociology of finance and the workings of financial institutions and financial markets.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; 2: Luxury in Historical Context; 3: Industrialism, Materialism and the Birth of a Consumer Society; 4: Mass Production, Mass Consumption and New Consumers of Luxury; 5: At Home in...

pt. I. Theoretical and methodological perspectives on consumption -- pt. II. Consumers and markets : introduction -- pt. III. Global challenges in consumption : introduction -- pt. IV. Politics and policies of consumption : introduction -- pt. V. Consumption and social divisions : introduction...

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