ROMANIAN

Societatea de consum. Mituri și structuri.

By Jean Baudrillard

Book information

Publisher
Comunicare RO
Year
2005
ISBN
0761956913, 9780761956914, 9737110501
Open Library ID
OL9828275M
Language
romanian
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1495389 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
127\127
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

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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