Consumption A Sociological Analysis
This book critically reviews recent social scientific investigations of consumption, a controversial topic with moral overtones, and of popular public interest and political and economic significance. The author explores how consumption affects personal i
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ALAN WARDE
Consumption and Public Life
The series will be a channel and focus for some of the most interesting recent work on consumption, establishing innovative approaches and a new research agenda. New approaches and public debates around consumption in modern societies will be pursued within media, politics, ethics, sociology, economics, management and cultural studies.
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Alan Warde
Consumption A Sociological Analysis
Alan Warde University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom
Consumption and Public Life ISBN 978-1-137-55681-3 ISBN 978-1-137-55682-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-55682-0
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Acknowledgements
This book represents work conducted over more than 25 years. Consequently, I am indebted to very many friends and colleagues who have contributed ideas, careful criticism and practical advice, as well as sympathy and encouragement. Many of them I have worked with closely on material that is reflected in this book, including writing formative articles and chapters. Early in the period I worked in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University where collaboration with Lydia Martens on a research project on eating out was a crucial step in developing an understanding of consumption. But I also had the benefit of cooperation with Celia Lury, Andrew Sayer, Elizabeth Shove and John Ur
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