ENGLISH

The consumer society: myths and structures

By Jean Baudrillard

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd.
Year
1998
ISBN
0761956913, 9780761956914
Open Library ID
OL9828275M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
904 kB (925304 bytes)
Series
Theory, Culture & Society
Edition
1
Pages
174\174
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Now available in English for the first time, 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 still makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. Many of the themes which would make Baudrillard famous appear here for the first time. 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 an introductory essay by Ge

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