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Material Culture and Mass Consumerism
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Ideal for students and scholars of sociology, cultural studies, and anthropology, as well as readers interested in the impacts of consumerism on modern life.
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See moreThe main argument of this book is that people use material objects to express themselves and their cultures. Drawing on examples from both Western and developing cultures, it shows that everyday objects reflect not only personal tastes and attributes, but also moral principles and social ideals.
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Exploring materialism and social relationships in modern culture
Material Culture and Mass Consumption offers an in-depth exploration of objects, objectification, ideology, and materialism in modern society. Drawing from Hegel, Marx, Munn, and Simmel, the discussion delves into the physicality of the material world and attempts to understand materialism as a form of cultural expression.
Targeting mass production as the root of mass consumption, rather than the result, this book positions material goods at odds with genuine social interaction and questions these relationships from the abstract to the intensely specific.
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ISBN: 9780631156055
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 September 1997
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 161.0mm
Height: 241.0mm
Weight: 539g
Pages: 256
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Daniel Miller is the author of Material Culture and Mass Consumerism, published by Wiley.
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