A social and economic theory of consumption

A social and economic theory of consumption / Kaj Ilmonen ; edited by Pekka Sulkunen [and others] ; translated by David Kivinen.

Author/creator	Ilmonen, Kaj
Other author/creator	Sulkunen, Pekka.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Houndmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Description	x, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects. Consumption (Economics)

Contents	The sociology of consumption: a brief history -- Markets and the neo-liberal utopia of omnipotent markets -- Commodities and consumption: general and specific features -- Want, need and commodity -- Consumption and the necessary economic conditions for consumption -- The use and meanings of money -- Mechanisms of consumption choice and their general cultural framework -- Consumption as ideological discourse -- Consumption as use: our relationship to commodities.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-228) and index.
Language	Translated from the Finnish.
LCCN	2011286043
ISBN	9780230244108 (hbk.)
ISBN	0230244106 (hbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HC79.C6 I45 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold