The unmanageable consumer
By: Gabriel, Yiannis
Title By: Lang, Tim
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BookPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2015.Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiii, 265 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781446298527Subject(s): Consumers | Consumption (Economics) | Consumer behaviorDDC classification: 381.3 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 381.3 GA UN (Browse shelf) | Available | T0029949 |
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| 381.177015193 ST SN Snipers, shills, & sharks : eBay and human behavior / | 381.18 NE GO Negotiating values in the creative industries : | 381.180955 KE BA Bazaar and state in Iran : | 381.3 GA UN The unmanageable consumer | 381.30973 SP GO Government's place in the market / | 381.34 BR GL Global business regulation / | 381.34 BR GL Global business regulation / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-215) and index.
The Emergence of Contemporary Consumerism / The Consumer as Chooser / The Consumer as Communicator / The Consumer as Explorer / The Consumer as Identity-Seeker / The Consumer as Hedonist / The Consumer as Victim / The Consumer as Rebel / The Consumer as Activist / The Consumer as Citizen / The Consumer as Worker / The Unmanageable Consumer.
T̀his book was radically challenging when it was first published, and is only more so today as the concept of consumer collapses under the weight of its many meanings' - Madeleine Bunting, Columnist, The Guardian. This book examines the key Western traditions of thinking about and being a consumer. Each chapter focuses on a different consumer model and readers are invited to enter an exciting analysis of contemporary consumerism. Updated with new material, this Second Edition looks at the impact of new technology on consumerism and the consolidation of consumerism and c̀onsumer language in sph.