Spaces for consumption : pleasure and placelessness in the post-industrial city /

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Spaces for Consumption offers an in-depth and sophisticated analysis of the processes that underpin the commodification of the city and explains the physical manifestation of consumerism as a way of life. Engaging directly with the social, economic, and cultural processes that have resulted in our c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miles, Steven
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, 2010.
Temas:
Cities and towns.
Consumption (Economics)
Material culture.
City and town life.
Villes.
Culture matérielle.
Vie urbaine.
cities.
material culture (discipline)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns
City and town life
Material culture
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; 1
  • Introduction:The City of Complicity; 2
  • The Individualised City?; 3
  • Creating Cities; 4
  • Consuming Culture; 5
  • Architectures of Consumption; 6
  • Shopping for Dreams; 7
  • The spectacular mega-event; 8
  • Themed Parks; 9
  • Conclusion: Spaces for Consumption; Places of Experience; References; INDEX.

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