Things Worth Keeping : The Value of Attachment in a Disposable World /

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"Rampant consumerism has inundated our planet with pollution and waste, yet attempts to create environmentally friendly forms of consumption are often co-opted by corporations. Christine Harold investigates the attachments we form to the objects we buy, keep, and discard, exploring how these at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harold, Christine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Waste (Economics)
Consumption (Economics)
Attachment behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior
Gaspillage.
Attachement.
Object Attachment
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Rampant consumerism has inundated our planet with pollution and waste, yet attempts to create environmentally friendly forms of consumption are often co-opted by corporations. Christine Harold investigates the attachments we form to the objects we buy, keep, and discard, exploring how these attachments might be marshaled to create less wasteful practices and balance our consumerist and ecological impulses"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781452963860

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