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The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures
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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 makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. 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 a new introductory essay
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- Authors
- Baudrillard, J.
- Venue
- SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Published
- 1998
- OpenAlex
- W2171435748
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- 2,487
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- 0
- FWCI
- 23.37
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- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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