Social relations and social exclusion :
Somerville, Peter ,
Social relations and social exclusion : Rethinking political economy / by Peter Somerville . - 1st ed. - Oxon New York : Routledge 2000 - 212p.: 24cm. - Themes in world history .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Acknowledgments xii --1 Before consumerism 1 --PART I : The emergence of consumerism in the West 13 -- 2 The emergence of consumerism 15 -- 3 The first causes of consumerism 25 -- 4 Consumerism across the Atlantic: an early imitation 37 -- 5 The explosion of consumerism in Western Europe and the United States 44 -- 6 The dark side of Western consumerism 61 --PART II : Consumerism goes global 73 -- 7 Consumerism in Russia 75 -- 8 Consumerism in East Asia 83 -- 9 Consumerism in Africa 101 -- 10 Consumerism in the Islamic Middle East 112 -- PART III : Consumerism toward the new century 123 -- 11 Consumerism in the contemporary world 125 -- 12 Conclusion: who wins - consumerism or consumers? 137 --Index 143.
9780415240406 0415244099 (pbk.)
Consumption (Economics)--History.
Culture & institutions
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Social relations and social exclusion : Rethinking political economy / by Peter Somerville . - 1st ed. - Oxon New York : Routledge 2000 - 212p.: 24cm. - Themes in world history .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Acknowledgments xii --1 Before consumerism 1 --PART I : The emergence of consumerism in the West 13 -- 2 The emergence of consumerism 15 -- 3 The first causes of consumerism 25 -- 4 Consumerism across the Atlantic: an early imitation 37 -- 5 The explosion of consumerism in Western Europe and the United States 44 -- 6 The dark side of Western consumerism 61 --PART II : Consumerism goes global 73 -- 7 Consumerism in Russia 75 -- 8 Consumerism in East Asia 83 -- 9 Consumerism in Africa 101 -- 10 Consumerism in the Islamic Middle East 112 -- PART III : Consumerism toward the new century 123 -- 11 Consumerism in the contemporary world 125 -- 12 Conclusion: who wins - consumerism or consumers? 137 --Index 143.
9780415240406 0415244099 (pbk.)
Consumption (Economics)--History.
Culture & institutions
306 / SOM
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