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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 17 books in this booklist
£12.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781789045192 | ISBN 10: 1789045193
Many of us are coming to terms with the devastating global effects of overconsumption, and for me the desire to quit shopping has led me to explore Paganism, and then to Druidry! This is not a book about Druidry. This is a book about how I s ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781474609869 | ISBN 10: 1474609864
Do you know where your shoes come from? Do you know where they go when you're done with them? In 2019, 66.6 million pairs of shoes were manufactured across the world every single day. They have never been cheaper to buy, and we have neve ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781624144257 | ISBN 10: 162414425x
After the birth of their son, Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon set out on a journey to eliminate plastic baby bottles as the Canadian government moved to ban BPA. When they found it was difficult to procure glass baby bottles, Jay and Chantal made it ... more
View book details£18.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780253016560 | ISBN 10: 0253016568
What does it mean when consumers “shop with a conscience” and choose products labeled as fair or sustainable? Does this translate into meaningful changes in global production processes? To what extent are voluntary standards implemented and enforced, ... more
View book details£19.50 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780472051564 | ISBN 10: 0472051563
Reverend Billy, the revivalist preacher created by performance artist Bill Talen, has attracted an international following as he has railed in white suit and clerical collar against the evils of excessive consumerism and corporate irresponsibility. I ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780007395910 | ISBN 10: 0007395914
In the 20th century humanity consumed products faster than ever, but this way of living is no longer sustainable. This new and important book shows how technological advances are driving forms of ‘collaborative consumption’ which will change forever ... more
View book details£11.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780091932732 | ISBN 10: 0091932734
For many the daily grind can feel like a trap – work, gym, drinks, shops, home, bed, work. But what would happen if one day you just jacked it all in, to survive on next to nothing? Katharine Hibbert decided to find out. No job, no rented f ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781847670878 | ISBN 10: 1847670873
In our consumer world, saturated by branded goods, is there any escape from the vice-grip of advertising on all our lives? Neil Boorman, journalist, brand consultant (and recovering brand addict) draws on his vast profession and personal experien ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780141019673 | ISBN 10: 0141019670
Fashion may be fabulous, but what price true luxury? With incredible access to the glamourous world of the luxury brand, Deluxe goes deep inside the workings of profit margins and market share to discover the fate of real luxury. From the importance ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780262562362 | ISBN 10: 0262562367
Welcome to Blubberland--a world of quadruple-garaged mansions, vast malls, gated communities, stretch limos, and posh resorts. Blubberland is a place, but it is also a state of mind: we expect to be happy (trophy house, SUV in the driveway, home ente ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780393330892 | ISBN 10: 0393330893
A piercing and vital look at how capitalism is consuming U.S. society. A powerful sequel to Benjamin R. Barber's best-selling Jihad vs. McWorld, Consumed offers a vivid portrait of a global economy that overproduces goods and targets children as ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781416526834 | ISBN 10: 1416526838
"Judith Levine was filled with the spirit of rebellion during a particularly gruesome bout of Christmas shopping. Having maxed out her credit cards and been barged, trodden in and glowered at by her fellow panic-buyers, she experienced a sudden visio ... more
View book details£4.99 paperback (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780141023984 | ISBN 10: 0141023988
With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as when it was written over a century ago. ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780007158041 | ISBN 10: 0007158041
Supermarkets - not so super after all? They currently have 80 percent of the UK grocery market. Have you ever wondered, pushing your trolley around the ever-wider aisles of these ever-expanding stores, if there's a price to pay for our enduring love ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780007179640 | ISBN 10: 0007179642
From surreal Japanese theme parks to contrived 'reality' TV programming, from chemically-enhanced fast food to artificially planned corporate communities, we live in a world increasingly distanced from and devoid of spontaneous human contact and act ... more
View book details£24.00 paperback (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780520239333 | ISBN 10: 0520239334
In private life we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or "emotional work," just as we manage our outer expressions through surface acting. But what happens when this system of adjusting emotions is adapted to commerci ... more
View book details£36.99 paperback (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780521538534 | ISBN 10: 052153853x
This book is the first comprehensive history of consumerism as an organised social and political movement. Matthew Hilton offers a groundbreaking account of consumer movements, ideologies and organisations in twentieth-century Britain. He argue ... more
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