The Dialectics of Shopping
Shopping is generally considered to be a pleasurable activity. But in reality it can often be complicated and frustrating. Daniel Miller explores the many contradictions faced by shoppers on a typical street in London, and in the process offers a sophisticated examination of the way we shop, and what it reveals about our relationships to our families and communities, as well as to the environment and the economy as a whole. Miller's companions are mostly women who confront these contradictions as they shop. They placate their children with items that combine nutrition with taste or usefulness with style. They decide between shopping at the lo…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-226-52648-5
- EAN: 9780226526485
- Produktnummer: 1534253
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 222 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.4 cm 330 g
- Gewicht: 330
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
Daniel Miller is a professor of anthropology at the University College of London. He is the author or editor of many books, including Material Cultures: Why Some Things Matter, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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