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: | 9781473982383 |
Publication date: | 27th December 2016 |
Author: | Jean Baudrillard |
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 240 pages |
Series: | Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society |
Genres: |
Sociology Social and cultural anthropology |