Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture - Couverture rigide

Zukin, Sharon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415945976 ISBN 13 : 9780415945974

Editeur : Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Why does shopping have such a powerful influence on our lives? As shoppers will attest, it provides a terrific balm for the soul, but shopping offers us an even greater bargain than that: as the public face of consumer society, it keeps the modern economy afloat.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This accessible, smart, and expansive book on shopping's impact on American life is in part historical, stretching back to the mid-19th century, yet also has a contemporary focus, with material on recent trends in shopping from the internet to Zagat's guides.

Drawing inspiration from both Pierre Bourdieu's work and Walter Benjamin's seminal essay on the shopping arcades of 19th-century Paris, Zukin explores the forces that have made shopping so central to our lives: the rise of consumer culture, the never-ending quest for better value, and shopping's ability to help us improve our social status and attain new social identities.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sharon Zukin teaches sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and at Brooklyn College, where she holds an endowed chair. She is the author of numerous books and articles, and is a major figure in both urban studies and cultural sociology. She lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415945976
• ISBN 13: 9780415945974
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible