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Longing and belonging Longing and belonging Allison J. Pugh "Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids' material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children's consumer… OL12049707W
Konsum, Globalisierung, Umwelt Konsum, Globalisierung, Umwelt Lori Wallach,Martin Khor,Sunita Narain,Manfred A. Max-Neef Die Fortsetzung der erfolgreichen Plattform McPlanet.com spannt das Drahtseil zwischen der (Konsum-)Verantwortung der Einzelnen, der Macht der Konzerne und den scheinbaren Grenzen der Politik. Ein… OL13692452W
Complicated Lives Complicated Lives William Nelson Complicated Lives examines the greatest conundrum of the modern world: why, despite being richer, healthier and more empowered than ever before, do we continue to feel threatened, under pressure and … OL14906146W
Save, Spend, Share Save, Spend, Share Gerry Bailey Provides an introduction and overview of commerce and how consumers buy the products and services they want and need. OL15022071W
Profit over People Profit over People Jun Yamazaki,Noam Chomsky In Profit Over People Noam Chomsky takes on neoliberalism, the pro-corporate system of economic and political policies presently waging a form of class war worldwide. By examining the contradictions… OL15329677W
Le Isole del lusso. Prodotti esotici, nuovi consumi e cultura economica europea,1650-1800 Le Isole del lusso. Prodotti esotici, nuovi consumi e cultura economica europea,1650-1800 Marcello Carmagnani The Isles of Luxury. EXOTIC GOODS, NEW CONSUMPTION, AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CULTURE 1650-1800 This is a history about a cluster of American and Asian goods that enjoyed worldwide adoption and… OL15395607W
The sociology of elite distinction The sociology of elite distinction Jean-Pascal Daloz "This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that diff… OL15531532W
Falling behind Falling behind Robert H. Frank Although middle-income families don't earn much more than they did several decades ago, they are buying bigger cars, houses, and appliances. To pay for them, they spend more than they earn and carry … OL16063641W
Against thrift Against thrift James Livingston "Since the financial meltdown of 2008, economists, journalists, and politicians have uniformly insisted that to restore the American Dream and renew economic growth, we need to save more and spend le… OL16298490W
Thieves in the Temple Thieves in the Temple G. Jeffrey MacDonald A devastating critique of the cult of consumerism and easy affirmation that has corrupted American Protestantism in recent years. OL16616317W
Creating Mexican consumer culture in the age of Porfirio Díaz Creating Mexican consumer culture in the age of Porfirio Díaz Steven B. Bunker "This study shows how goods and consumption embodied modernity in the time of Porfirio Díaz. Through case studies of tobacco marketing, department stores, advertising, shoplifting, and a famous jewel… OL16715234W
Household spending Household spending New Strategist Publications, Inc Examines how much American households spend on hundreds of products and services by demographics including age, income, household type, region of residence, race and Hispanic origin, and educational … OL16955496W
Get real Get real Mara Rockliff A consumer guide for tweens provides insight into a range of topics from truth about fast-food nutrition to the environmental costs of cheap products, and shares related counsel on how to make inform… OL17785228W
The good life lab The good life lab Wendy Jehanara Tremayne This is the inspirational story of how one couple ditched their careers and high-pressure life in New York City to move to rural New Mexico, where they made, built, invented, foraged, and grew all th… OL17910565W
Unstuff Unstuff Hayley DiMarco "In 'Unstuff', popular authors Hayley and Michael DiMarco take an uncomfortably close look at the cost of their love affair with stuff. Their journey towards 'Unstuffing' starts with getting rid of t… OL18027925W
The Ten minute activist The Ten minute activist Lloyd Dangle Shows how even the busiest person can make a positive change from buying organic milk and bison to switching from free trade to fair trade, from choosing a Socially Responsible Investing retirement p… OL18206775W
Reengineering retail Reengineering retail Doug Stephens Author and internationally renowned consumer futurist, Doug Stephens, paints a bold vision of the future where every aspect of the retail experience as we know it, will be radically transformed. From… OL19763238W
A bunch of pretty things I did not buy A bunch of pretty things I did not buy Sarah Lazarovic A witty, gracious, and charmingly illustrated anti-consumer manifesto. Like most people, Sarah Lazarovic covets beautiful things. But rather than giving in to her impulse to spend and acquire, Sarah… OL19990547W
Golem Golem LRNZ "Set in a future, post-Eurozone Italy, entrenched in a bizarre form of hyper-capitalism, Golem follows a young boy kidnapped during a political protest gone sour, who learns that he has the power to … OL20026722W
The Landscape of Consumption The Landscape of Consumption Clé Lesger,J. Furneé,Jan Hein Furnée "This volume brings together research on retailing and shopping and their embeddedness in urban space, themes that have attracted wide interest in recent decades. Addressing these themes over an era … OL20715359W
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