Anti-consumerism: Ideas And Theory
by Miles Branum
2021-02-04 02:15:43
Anti-consumerism: Ideas And Theory
by Miles Branum
2021-02-04 02:15:43
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...
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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. Examines the following ideas and theories: The Society of the Spectacle, culture jamming, corporate crime, media bias, Buy Nothing Day, alternative culture, simple living, do it yourself, microgeneration, autonomous building, cultural creatives, commodity fetishism, consumer capitalism, cultural hegemony, conspicuous consumption, and ethical consumerism. 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.
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