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.
- ISBN10 1473982383
- ISBN13 9781473982383
- Publish Date 27 December 2016 (first published 10 February 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
- Edition Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English
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