Jean Baudrillard?s classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. The book includes Baudrillard?s most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society. A chapter on the body demonstrates Baudrillard?s extraordinary prescience for flagging vital subjects in contemporary culture long before others. This English translation begins with a new introductory essay.
| ISBN: | 9781473982376 |
| Publication date: | 28th December 2016 |
| Author: | Jean Baudrillard |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society |
| Genres: |
Sociology Social and cultural anthropology |