The consumer society : myths and structures /

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 makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. The book includes Baudrillard's most organized discussion of...

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Main Author: Baudrillard, Jean, 1929-2007 (Author)
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 1998.
Edition:Revised edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. The book includes Baudrillard's most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society. A chapter on the body demonstrates Baudrillard's extraordinary prescience for flagging vital subjects in contemporary culture long before others. This English translation begins with a new introductory essay.
Physical Description:1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526401502 (ebook) :