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...

This collection of high quality, largely previously published essays, analyses a range of controversies in the field of the sociology of culture and consumption. Campbell made a major contribution to the development of this field and he has a clear and coherent theoretical position which he...

"A thought-provoking and provocative challenge to consumerism (with plenty of name-dropping and celebrity antics). Sassy and satirical, Shopomania is an economic, environmental and social study. This light-hearted, dark-souled dictionary of coined words, or "shoponyms," takes readers on a...