A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption

Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human...

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Main Author: Ilmonen, Kaj
Other Authors: Sulkunen, Pekka (Editor), Gronow, Jukka (Editor), Noro, Arto (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2011, 2011
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies
Physical Description:X, 237 p online resource
ISBN:9780230295339