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David Kivinen & Keijo Rahkonen
A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption [PDF ebook]

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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.

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Foreword The Sociology of Consumption: A Brief History Markets and the Neo-Liberal Utopia of Omnipotent Markets Commodities and Consumption: General and Specif...

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Alan Warde is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 237 ● ISBN 9780230295339 ● Dimensione 1.4 MB ● Editore K. Ilmonen & P. Sulkunen ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2010 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4968821 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale

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K. Ilmonen David Kivinen P. Sulkunen Keijo Rahkonen Jukka Gronow Arto Noro A. Warde

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