Consuming desires : consumption, culture, and the pursuit of happiness / edited by Roger Rosenblatt.
| Other author | Rosenblatt, Roger. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1999. |
| Description | viii, 230 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Roger Rosenblatt -- One world of consumers / William Greider -- What's wrong with consumer society? : competitive spending and the "new consumerism" / Juliet Schor -- Consuming for love / Edward N. Luttwak -- False connections / Alex Kotlowitz -- Oh, Isaac, oh, Bernard, oh, Mohan / Bharati Mukherjee -- Consuming nature / Bill McKibben -- A news consumer's Bill of Rights / Suzanne Braun Levine -- When we devoured books / André Schiffrin -- Movies and the selling of desire / Molly Haskell -- The ecology of giving and consuming / David W. Orr -- It all begins with housework / Jane Smiley -- Equipoise / Martin E. Marty -- Can't get that extinction crisis out of my mind / Stephanie Mills. |
| General note | "A Shearwater book"--Verso t.p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index. |
| LCCN | 99021667 |
| ISBN | 1559635355 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC110.C6 C586 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |