A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption ISBN: 9780230295339 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan UK Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: Social Science;
Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.
Alan Warde is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester.