Telling the story of how material objects such as watches and sportswear have become powerful cultural symbols, and how the production of symbols in the form of globally-recognized brands has become a central goal of capitalism, this book is suitable for students and scholars across the social sciences.
Telling the story of how material objects such as watches and sportswear have become powerful cultural symbols, and how the production of symbols in t...
Telling the story of how material objects such as watches and sportswear have become powerful cultural symbols, and how the production of symbols in the form of globally-recognized brands has become a central goal of capitalism, this book is suitable for students and scholars across the social sciences.
Telling the story of how material objects such as watches and sportswear have become powerful cultural symbols, and how the production of symbols in t...
An excellent book. The authors have the rare capacity to handle popular culture and case studies in a theoretically informed manner. Original and well researched' - "Mike Featherstone, Nottingham Trent University"
Understandings of globalization have been little explored in relation to gender or related concerns such as identity, subjectivity and the body. This book contrasts the natural' and the global' as interpretive strategies, using approaches from feminist cultural theory. The book begins by introducing the central themes: ideas of the natural; questions of scale and context posed...
An excellent book. The authors have the rare capacity to handle popular culture and case studies in a theoretically informed manner. Original and w...
This book demonstrates how and why vitalism-the idea that life cannot be explained by the principles of mechanism-matters now. Vitalism resists closure and reductionism in the life sciences while simultaneously addressing the object of life itself. The aim of this collection is to consider the questions that vitalism makes it possible to ask: questions about the role and status of life across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities and questions about contingency, indeterminacy, relationality and change. All have special importance now, as the concepts of complexity, artificial life and...
This book demonstrates how and why vitalism-the idea that life cannot be explained by the principles of mechanism-matters now. Vitalism resists closur...
The second edition of Consumer Culture explores the nature and role of consumption in modern societies. Celia Lury's up-to-date revision of this successful classic establishes the importance of new object-based studies for consumer culture, and incorporates new chapters on branding and the rise of ethical consumption.
Drawing on a wide range of studies, and using contemporary illustrations from the media and popular culture, Lury examines the emergence of consumer culture and the changing relations between the production and consumption of cultural goods. She argues that...
The second edition of Consumer Culture explores the nature and role of consumption in modern societies. Celia Lury's up-to-date revision of ...
