An Introduction To Anti-consumerism Including Its Basic Ideas, Culture Jamming, Cultural Creatives, Consumer Capitalism, Cultural

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Anti-consumerism refers to the socio-political movement against the equating of personal happiness with consumption and th... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Anti-consumerism refers to the socio-political movement against the equating of personal happiness with consumption and the purchase of material possessions. Concern over the treatment of consumers has spawned substantial activism, and the incorporation of consumer education into school curricula. Anti-consumerist activism draws parallels with environmental activism, anti-globalization, and animal-rights activism in its condemnation of modern corporations, or organizations that pursue a solely economic interest. Anti-consumerism is often associated with criticism of consumption, starting with Karl Marx and Thorstein Veblen, but according to Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class consumerism can be traced back to the first human civilizations. This book studies anti-consumerism including media bias, simple living, commodity fetishism, Ralph Nadar, and the Yes Men. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less