Consumerism Books
Trade Secrets
Book SynopsisSmart shopping takes on a whole new meaning with Trade Secrets, an all-encompassing, fact-filled compendium on how to make the right buying decisions every time. From minute details about dozens of products to tips on dealing with merchants who hand you the inside skinny on how to get the most value for your money, including such topics as: Doing Your Homework: home-equity loans, furniture, carpets, plumbing services Wall Street Savvy: checking accounts, credit cards, mutual funds Painting the Town Red: buying bubbly, choosing a cruise, renting a tux It''s the Little Things: magazine subscriptions, sunscreens, beds and beddings Irreverent and entertaining, Trade Secrets is like having a trusted uncle in the business, who tells it exactly like it is.
£11.99
Manchester University Press Wanting and Having Popular Politics and Liberal
Book SynopsisBased on a wealth of contemporary evidence and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Wanting and having focuses particularly on the making of the working-class consumer in order to shed new light on key areas of major historical interest, including Chartism, the Anti-Corn Law League, the New Poor Law, popular liberalism and humanitarianism.Trade Review‘Consumption and democracy are central to Peter Gurney’s compelling study. His claim is that historians of popular politics and historians of consumption have failed to engage deeply with each other, distorting our understanding of Chartism, the Anti-Corn Law League, and Gladstonian liberalism.’Brian Lewis, McGill University, Journal of Modern History‘Excellent new book…Gurney’s work is the first to demonstrate that the construction of the consumer was also an important political device from the early nineteenth century…Thoroughly researched and well argued, this book should be on the reading list of everyone with an interest in the history of consumption as well as politics and the poor in Victorian Britain…A strongly argued and original book, well grounded in extensive primary research and a thorough grasp of secondary work in the field. Professional historians and students on the nineteenth-century alike should find it illuminating and engaging…Gurney’s ideas have a wider relevance.’ Jane Hamlett, Royal Holloway, University of London, Journal of Social History, Volume 50, No 2, Winter 2016 ‘The intellectual breadth, the historiographical ambition and the rigorous analytical framework of this volume will ensure that no scholar of the poor law, of Chartism, of the Anti-Corn Law League, or indeed of debates about the consumer and consumption in nineteenth-century Britain, will want to ignore its insights or avoid confronting the challenges it throws down to orthodox readings of nineteenth-century society.’Chris Williams, Cardiff University, Social History, June 2016‘The book willbe essential reading for historians of Chartism, free trade and the poor law inparticular.’Henry Miller, The English HistoricalReview -- .Table of Contents1. ‘A new order of things’: mapping popular politics onto consumption2. ‘Rejoicing in potatoes’: the politics of consumption during the ‘Hungry Forties’3. ‘The Andover Cannibalism’: popular entitlement and the New Poor Law4. ‘Yours in the cause of Democracy’: democratic discourse and the Chartist challenge5. ‘Consumers of their own productions’: popular radicalism and consumer organising6. ‘Please, sir, I want some more’: Dickens on working-class scarcity and middle-class excess7. ‘The Sublime of the Bazaar’: the religion of free trade and the making of modern consumerism8. ‘The lion turned into a lamb’: the consumer politics of popular liberalismIndexEpilogue: ‘The Age of Veneer’: the limits of liberal consumerism
£76.50
Pluto Press This Little Kiddy Went to Market The Corporate
Book SynopsisHow consumerist values are forced upon children through education and medicationTrade Review'Beder's analysis is comprehensive, steely and clinical' -- Harold Pinter'Outstanding ... This is such an important book that I would put it on every school curriculum' -- John Pilger'A chilling assessment of modern commercial culture and how it distorts childhood, corrupts civic institutions, and endangers the planet' -- Alex Molnar is Professor of Education Policy and Director of the Commercialism in Education Research Unit at Arizona State University. He is the author of Giving Kids the Business and School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal To Market CommodityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Turning Children into Consumers 2. Turning Play into Business 3. Branding Childish Identities 4. Teaching Consumer Values 5. Turning Schools into Businesses 6. Making Schools Accountable 7. Business Campaigns 8. Made to Order 9. Dumbing Down Future Citizens 10. Teaching Corporate Values 11. Privatising Schools 12. Turning Schools into Markets 13. Privatisation Proponents 14. Controlling Wayward Children Conclusion Notes
£24.29
Pluto Press This Little Kiddy Went to Market The Corporate
Book SynopsisHow consumerist values are forced upon children through education and medicationTrade Review'Beder's analysis is comprehensive, steely and clinical' -- Harold Pinter'Outstanding ... This is such an important book that I would put it on every school curriculum' -- John Pilger'A chilling assessment of modern commercial culture and how it distorts childhood, corrupts civic institutions, and endangers the planet' -- Alex Molnar is Professor of Education Policy and Director of the Commercialism in Education Research Unit at Arizona State University. He is the author of Giving Kids the Business and School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal To Market CommodityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Turning Children into Consumers 2. Turning Play into Business 3. Branding Childish Identities 4. Teaching Consumer Values 5. Turning Schools into Businesses 6. Making Schools Accountable 7. Business Campaigns 8. Made to Order 9. Dumbing Down Future Citizens 10. Teaching Corporate Values 11. Privatising Schools 12. Turning Schools into Markets 13. Privatisation Proponents 14. Controlling Wayward Children Conclusion Notes
£68.00
Pluto Press The Experience Society
Book SynopsisWhat is the consequence of commodifying experiences?Trade Review‘Well written and extensively researched, this book is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the nature of consumption and experience in contemporary society' -- Garry Crawford, co-author of 'Video Games as Culture''An enlightening grand tour of the neoliberal experience economy. Probing beneath the ideological rhetoric of self-expressive consumer choices, Miles reveals how the psycho-social effects of the experience economy are governed by new forms of capitalist influence' -- Professor Craig Thompson, the James R. McManus-Bascom Professor in Marketing and the Gilbert and Helen Churchill Professor in the Marketing Department of the Wisconsin School of Business'Takes us on a powerful analytic journey that exposes the underpinning ideological processes that define who and what we are as citizens of a society driven by consumerism' -- Pauline Maclaran, Professor of Marketing & Consumer Research in the School of Management at Royal HollowayTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introducing the Experience Society 2. Consumption, Identity, Experience 3. Leisure and Tourism 4. Work Experience 5. Technologies of Self 6. Space, Place and the Architecture of Experience 7. The Spectacle of Sport 8. The Coffee Shop Experience 9. Consumer Capitalism Rebooted References Index
£22.49
Pluto Press The Experience Society
Book SynopsisWhat is the consequence of commodifying experiences?Trade Review‘Well written and extensively researched, this book is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the nature of consumption and experience in contemporary society' -- Garry Crawford, co-author of 'Video Games as Culture''An enlightening grand tour of the neoliberal experience economy. Probing beneath the ideological rhetoric of self-expressive consumer choices, Miles reveals how the psycho-social effects of the experience economy are governed by new forms of capitalist influence' -- Professor Craig Thompson, the James R. McManus-Bascom Professor in Marketing and the Gilbert and Helen Churchill Professor in the Marketing Department of the Wisconsin School of Business'Takes us on a powerful analytic journey that exposes the underpinning ideological processes that define who and what we are as citizens of a society driven by consumerism' -- Pauline Maclaran, Professor of Marketing & Consumer Research in the School of Management at Royal HollowayTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introducing the Experience Society 2. Consumption, Identity, Experience 3. Leisure and Tourism 4. Work Experience 5. Technologies of Self 6. Space, Place and the Architecture of Experience 7. The Spectacle of Sport 8. The Coffee Shop Experience 9. Consumer Capitalism Rebooted References Index
£68.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Consumer Culture and Modernity by Don Slater
Book Synopsisaeo This is a comprehensive survey of theories of consumer culture, making it an ideal introduction to the field. aeo Slater presents consumer culture as part of a broader debate about the nature and development of modern societies, rather than just a contemporary or postmodern issue.Trade Review"A book of unusual clarity combined with careful and considered assessment of the plethora of arguments that have arisen about the fundamental nature of consumption and modernity from the Enlightenment to the present day. This is the best synthesis of the literature on consumption that has yet been produced and an ideal textbook for anyone wishing to teach or to learn about the spectrum of theoretical approaches that have been developed to account for one of the key issues of our time." Daniel Miller, University College London "An ambitious and interesting review of consumer studies. Slater shows a real talent for exposition across a range of disciplines and approaches. There is much ground to cover and he does it admirably." SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Consumer Culture and Modernity. 2. The Freedoms of the Market. 3. Consumption versus 'Culture'. 4. The Culture of Commodities. 5. The Meanings of Things. 6. The Uses of Things. 7. New Times?. Afterword. Bibliography. Index.
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Global Culture Industry
Book SynopsisIn the first half of the twentieth century, Theodor Adorno wrote about the 'culture industry'. For Adorno, culture too along with the products of factory labour was increasingly becoming a commodity. Now, in what they call the 'global culture industry', Scott Lash and Celia Lury argue that Adorno's worst nightmares have come true.Trade Review“A fascinating set of accounts of the changing role and meaning of selected ‘cultural objects’.” Area “Their empirical work is thorough and detailed, with each chapter providing a rich description of the history, life, and geography of the cultural object in question.” British Journal of Sociology “Scott Lash and Celia Lury reconceptualize our understanding of cultural industries in the context of globalization. By analysing and documenting the shift from representation to objects in contemporary production of meaning, they open new avenues for research on communication and culture: things materialize our imaginary, we communicate through objects. This pathbreaking study will stimulate the intellectual debate for years to come.” Manuel Castells, University of Southern California, Los Angeles “Scott Lash and Celia Lury throw down the gauntlet to liberal and Marxist economic and cultural theory. They discover meaning-making at the centre of both production and consumption. Totems rule the marketplace, and popular culture generates, displaces and energizes iconic brands. The circulation of economic value has become a conversation between symbolic things. Deeply researched and theoretically sophisticated, Global Culture Industry is an important book.” Jeffrey Alexander, Yale University “By tracing the lives of a series of cultural objects, Lash and Lury analyse with great insight how, in our age of globalization, culture comes to play an ever more central and intense role in economic production. In the process, they revise powerfully our traditional notions of the culture industry.” Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire and MultitudeTable of Contents1. Introduction: Global Culture Industry. 2. Method: Ontology, Movement, Mapping. 3. The Biography of Euro 96: Branding the Event. 4. Art as Concept/Art as Media/Art as Life. 5. The Thingification of the Media: Animism and Animation. 6. The Mediation of Things: In Medias Res. 7. Flow: The Practices and Properties of Circulation. 8. Image, Markets and Display in Brazil. 9. Conclusion: Virtual Objects and the Social Imaginary.
£54.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Global Culture Industry
Book SynopsisIn the first half of the twentieth century, Theodor Adorno wrote about the 'culture industry'. For Adorno, culture too along with the products of factory labour was increasingly becoming a commodity. Now, in what they call the 'global culture industry', Scott Lash and Celia Lury argue that Adorno's worst nightmares have come true.Trade Review“A fascinating set of accounts of the changing role and meaning of selected ‘cultural objects’.” Area “Their empirical work is thorough and detailed, with each chapter providing a rich description of the history, life, and geography of the cultural object in question.” British Journal of Sociology “Scott Lash and Celia Lury reconceptualize our understanding of cultural industries in the context of globalization. By analysing and documenting the shift from representation to objects in contemporary production of meaning, they open new avenues for research on communication and culture: things materialize our imaginary, we communicate through objects. This pathbreaking study will stimulate the intellectual debate for years to come.” Manuel Castells, University of Southern California, Los Angeles “Scott Lash and Celia Lury throw down the gauntlet to liberal and Marxist economic and cultural theory. They discover meaning-making at the centre of both production and consumption. Totems rule the marketplace, and popular culture generates, displaces and energizes iconic brands. The circulation of economic value has become a conversation between symbolic things. Deeply researched and theoretically sophisticated, Global Culture Industry is an important book.” Jeffrey Alexander, Yale University “By tracing the lives of a series of cultural objects, Lash and Lury analyse with great insight how, in our age of globalization, culture comes to play an ever more central and intense role in economic production. In the process, they revise powerfully our traditional notions of the culture industry.” Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire and MultitudeTable of Contents1. Introduction: Global Culture Industry. 2. Method: Ontology, Movement, Mapping. 3. The Biography of Euro 96: Branding the Event. 4. Art as Concept/Art as Media/Art as Life. 5. The Thingification of the Media: Animism and Animation. 6. The Mediation of Things: In Medias Res. 7. Flow: The Practices and Properties of Circulation. 8. Image, Markets and Display in Brazil. 9. Conclusion: Virtual Objects and the Social Imaginary.
£17.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Shopping Social and Cultural Perspectives
Book SynopsisWe spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The answer: we take shopping for granted. Indeed, culture can only work by being taken for granted.Trade Review"Jenny Shaw demonstrates that shopping is far more than buying, having, or hoarding possessions. Read Shopping and you will see that shopping possesses us. Each chapter shows how shopping is deeply entwined with our passions and memories, our passage through life, and social class. It's a wonderful sociology of everyday life."Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University Graduate Center and author of Point of Purchase "A timely, informative and engaging account, highly readable and refreshingly free of jargon. This book stands out for its skilful and seamless integration of a wealth of detailed observation with a strongly theoretical approach. An invaluable tool in courses on culture, consumption and everyday life."Ekaterina Makarova, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsChapter 1 Shopping in the RainChapter 2 From Thrift to Spendthrift: How Buying Turned Into SpendingChapter 3 A la Recherche des Shops PerdusChapter 4 Signposts and Shopping Milestones: Too Old For Topshop?Chapter 5 Shopping: A Rough Guide to GenderChapter 6 Putting on a Posh VoiceChapter 7 Conclusion: Taking it all For GrantedBibliography
£40.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Shopping Social and cultural perspectives
Book SynopsisWe spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The answer: we take shopping for granted. Indeed, culture can only work by being taken for granted.Trade Review"Jenny Shaw demonstrates that shopping is far more than buying, having, or hoarding possessions. Read Shopping and you will see that shopping possesses us. Each chapter shows how shopping is deeply entwined with our passions and memories, our passage through life, and social class. It's a wonderful sociology of everyday life."Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University Graduate Center and author of Point of Purchase "A timely, informative and engaging account, highly readable and refreshingly free of jargon. This book stands out for its skilful and seamless integration of a wealth of detailed observation with a strongly theoretical approach. An invaluable tool in courses on culture, consumption and everyday life."Ekaterina Makarova, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsChapter 1 Shopping in the RainChapter 2 From Thrift to Spendthrift: How Buying Turned Into SpendingChapter 3 A la Recherche des Shops PerdusChapter 4 Signposts and Shopping Milestones: Too Old For Topshop?Chapter 5 Shopping: A Rough Guide to GenderChapter 6 Putting on a Posh VoiceChapter 7 Conclusion: Taking it all For GrantedBibliography
£14.24
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Consuming Life
Book SynopsisWith the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers. In this new consumer society, individuals become simultaneously the promoters of commodities and the commodities they promote. They are, at one and the same time, the merchandise and the marketer, the goods and the travelling salespeople.Trade Review"[An] engaged and important antidote to the platitudes of the times ... encourages the very human virtues [Bauman seeks] to recover from a world otherwise only concerned with the easy, the simple and the fast."Times Higher Education "A masterful account and critique of consumerism and the social consequences of its ubiquity ... another worthy contribution to the urgent task of social critique amid unprecedented and unfettered consumerism."Sociology "A timely intervention in helping sociologists think about what the sociology of consumption has achieved."Sociological Review "Consuming Life provides a fiery, stimulating and sharp diagnosis, with much to tell us about where and who we are in a market-led society."Commentary"Bauman's message calls for awakening from the slumber we are in."Essays in PhilosophyTable of ContentsIntroductionOr, the most closely guarded secret of the society of consumers 1 1 Consumerism versus Consumption 25 2 Society of Consumers 52 3 Consumerist Culture 82 4 Collateral Casualties of Consumerism 117 Notes 151 Index 158
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Decadence of Industrial Democracies
Book Synopsis* Stiegler is one of the most original and important philosophers and cultural theorists in France today. * His work is at the interface of philosophy and technology, so would appeal not only to those studying Philosophy, but media and cultural studies, and literary studies.Trade Review"Bernard Stiegler grasps the décadence of our democracies. New industrial (informational) technologies, harnessed by out-of-control capitalism destroy collective memory: creating a crisis of belief, a disintegration of symbolic (and financial) credit. Yet, there is exciting political potential for emerging socio-technical formations. Stiegler is our twenty-first century public intellectual." Scott Lash, Goldsmiths College "The Decadence of Industrial Democracies extends Bernard Stieglers relentless remapping of hyperindustrial modernity. It is a key text for anyone who wishes to understand the link between today's telecratic politics of memory and whatever transformations stand beyond it. It demonstrates that Stiegler is not just the radical thinker of technics but also the genealogist of cognitive morals." Tom Cohen, State University of New York at AlbanyTable of ContentsI. DecadenceII. Belief and politicsIII. The otium of the peopleIV. Wanting to believe
£49.50
Polity Press Decadence of Industrial Democracies Disbelief
Book Synopsis* Stiegler is one of the most original and important philosophers and cultural theorists in France today. * His work is at the interface of philosophy and technology, so would appeal not only to those studying Philosophy, but media and cultural studies, and literary studies.Trade Review"Bernard Stiegler grasps the décadence of our democracies. New industrial (informational) technologies, harnessed by out-of-control capitalism destroy collective memory: creating a crisis of belief, a disintegration of symbolic (and financial) credit. Yet, there is exciting political potential for emerging socio-technical formations. Stiegler is our twenty-first century public intellectual." Scott Lash, Goldsmiths College "The Decadence of Industrial Democracies extends Bernard Stieglers relentless remapping of hyperindustrial modernity. It is a key text for anyone who wishes to understand the link between today's telecratic politics of memory and whatever transformations stand beyond it. It demonstrates that Stiegler is not just the radical thinker of technics but also the genealogist of cognitive morals." Tom Cohen, State University of New York at AlbanyTable of ContentsI. DecadenceII. Belief and politicsIII. The otium of the peopleIV. Wanting to believe
£16.14
Edinburgh University Press Special Affects
Book SynopsisExamines the translation of classical Hollywood into Disney's feature films from a Deleuzian perspective. This book retells the emergence of Disney animation and classical Hollywood cinema from the perspective of affect and the embodied modes of generating affection.
£81.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Expert Consumer Associations and
Book SynopsisRecent work has focused on the politics of consumption and its manifestation in a number of situations. This volume extends these debates, providing a tighter focus and contributing to a noticeable gap in the field that numerous scholars are beginning to turn towards: that is, organizations of consumers themselves who have chosen to speak for all consumers and similar such bodies of experts which act on behalf of consumers. The volume is fortunate in drawing upon a number of scholars who are about to publish major works on the subject, but who are happy to provide summary versions of their work for the volume. The book pays particular attention to specific moments in consumer mobilization and expertise, capturing the range of types of expert consumers across the twentieth century, from ethical consumer groups at the beginning, to intellectuals, housewives, economists and public officials. It addresses questions on the nature of consumer organizing, which bodies can speak for consumerTrade Review’Drawing substantially on primary research, the book provides a tantalizing insight into multiplicity of forms of consumer representation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries...’ Journal of Design History ’The Expert Consumer is a valuable book that should be of particular interest to American readers who want to learn about developments in Western Europe.’ Business History ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Alain Chatriot, Marie-Emmanuelle Chessel and Matthew Hilton. Part 1 Early Consumer Activism: 'Through the medium of their pockets': sabbatarianism, free produce, non-intercourse and the significance of 'early modern' consumer activism, Lawrence B. Glickman; The moral expertise of the British consumer, c. 1900: a debate between the Christian Social Union and the Webbs, Julien Vincent; Consumers' leagues in France: a transatlantic perspective, Marie-Emmanuelle Chessel. Part 2 Consumer Expertise in War and Peace: Educating consumers, representing consumers: reforming the marketplace through scientific expertise at the Bureau of Home Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, 1923-40, Carolyn M. Goldstein; The enemy within: food, nutrition experts and consumers in French-speaking Switzerland, 1900-46, Joëlle Droux; Shopping for an 'economic miracle': gendered politics of consumer citizenship in divided Germany, Katherine Pence. Part 3 Consumers in the Society of Consumption: Consumers' Associations and the state: protection and defence of the consumer in France, 1950-2000, Alain Chatriot; Shopping for the 'people's home': consumer planning in Norway and Sweden after the Second World War, Iselin Theien; The entrepreneurial ethic and the spirit of consumerism: finances and strategy in the US consumer movement, Robert N. Mayer; Living in the city differently: the birth of new expertise in France in the 1960s and 1970s, Odile Join-Lambert and Yves Lochard; The organised consumer movement since 1945, Matthew Hilton. Index.
£137.75
HarperCollins Publishers The Great Realisation
Book SynopsisWe now call it The Great Realisationand, yes, since then there have been many.But that's the story of how it started and why hindsight's 2020.First performed online in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Tomos Roberts' heartfelt poem, with its message of hope and resilience, has been viewed over 60 million times and translated into over 20 languages.Adapted by Ashley Banjo and Diversity into a BAFTA-winning dance performance for Britain''s Got Talent!As featured in the official BBC New Years Eve fireworks spectacular!''A beautiful book and beautifully illustrated'' Kate Garraway, Good Morning BritainWritten in the form of a bedtime story, The Great Realisation is a celebration of the many things from simple acts of kindness, to applauding the heroic efforts of our key workers that have brought us together at a time of global crisis. It captures, with magical resonance, the thoughts and feelings of millions in lockdown, as we adapted to a new way of life, found joy in unexpected placeTrade ReviewThis fairytale-style story provides a springboard for discussion of current events with children, and presents a more optimistic view of the future in a time where the outlook often seems bleak', School Library Journal, US 'It’s a beautiful book and beautifully illustrated. We’ve been flicking through it all morning and I’ve read it several times to my children', Kate Garraway, Good Morning Britain
£10.44
McGill-Queen's University Press Crass Struggle
Book SynopsisAn original and cutting commentary on the bad side of the good life.Trade Review"My parents survived the Great Depression and taught me my most important lesson: "Work hard to earn money for the necessities in life. Don't think having lots of money or stuff makes you a better or more important person than anyone else." This book documents the incredible lengths to which people will go to acquire obscene levels of wealth. Lies, theft, murder, social and ecological devastation become means to satisfy greed. Naylor's documentation is both fascinating and horrifying and helps us understand, for example, the ludicrous subprime bubble that burst in 2008." David Suzuki "This is a fabulous book - an engaging, fascinating, and provocative account of how upper class consumer tastes fuel underworld economies across the globe, with devastating consequences. There is no other book quite like it." Peter Andreas, Brown Universi "It's a brilliant strategy: focusing not on their depredations, but their pretensions (...) I present this as an early suggestion for a Christmas present, in the tradition of jumping the gun on the season and in the rapacious spirit that motivates Naylor
£17.09
John Wiley & Sons Inc Grading Health Care
Book SynopsisInforming Health Care Purchasers In today''s competitive marketplace, health care providers, corporate purchasers, and health care executives are focusing their attention on quality, value, and accountability. This valuable resource provides health care practitioners, administrators, and policymakers with the pertinent information they need to create a scientific method of measuring customer satisfaction.Trade Review"Consumer choice and quality scorecards have been the subject of an extraordinary amount of rhetoric in the health care field. Finally, Hanes, Greenlick, and their colleagues have done us the enormous service of providing a thoughtful, comprehensive, and balanced exploration of the real issues." --Bruce Vladeck, former administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1993-1997 "Grading Health Care is truly a first of its kind in a health care environment that is in great need of such practical guidance. Pamela Hanes and Mitch Greenlick have pulled together a series of easily understood, provocative essays on the art and science of quality reporting for a consumer audience. This book is must-reading for anyone interested in working through the complexities of translating abstract and often elusive quality information into understandable and consumer-friAndly formats." --Philip Lee, professor emeritus, University of California San Francisco Medical School and former assistant secretary of Health 1992-1997 "Consumer choice and quality scorecards have been the subject of an extraordinary amount of rhetoric in the health care field. Finally, Hanes, Greenlick, and their colleagues have done us the enormous service of providing a thoughtful, comprehensive, and balanced exploration of the real issues." --Bruce Vadeck, former HCFA administrator (1993-97) "The Oregon Scorecard Project and this book has, for the first time, brought together commonsense science and deep commitment to listen to the consumer and has produced new knowledge and insights in this complex area." --Clifton R. Gaus, former director of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1992-1996Table of ContentsForeward Preface 1. Reporting Quality in a Market-driven Health Care System(Daniel M. Harris and Pamela P. Hanes) 2. Oregon Consortium: A Model in Scorecard Development(Pamela P. Hanes) 3. Consumer Preferences: Issues of Perception and Measurement(Pamela P. Hanes and Holly B. Jimison) 4. Consumers Want Choice and Voice(Michael J. Garland, Barry F. Anderson, and H. Diana Jones) 5. Tailoring Choice Information to Special Populations(Pamela P. Hanes) 6. Eliciting, Measuring, and Reporting Consumer Satisfaction(Christine Edlund) 7. Measuring Health Care Quality: The Process and Outcomes of Care(Bruce W. Goldberg) 8. The Alchemy of Accountability: Science and Art of Consumer Scorecards(Pamela P. Hanes and Merwyn R. Greenlick) AppAndix A: A Consumer Guide to Selecting a Health PlanAppAndix B: A Request for Descriptive Navigational Information Index
£49.46
Johns Hopkins University Press Freedom from Want
Book SynopsisDeftly combining intellectual, cultural, and political history, Freedom from Want sheds new light on the ways in which Americans reconceptualized the place of the consumer in society and the implications of these shifting attitudes for the philosophy ofliberalism and the role of government in safeguarding the material welfare of the people.Trade ReviewAt the core of this volume 'is the story of how freedom from want, an economic freedom defined by classical liberalism, became one of the essential human freedoms of modern American liberalism'... Edward Bellamy, Thorstein Veblen, and Adam Smith are a few of the many thinkers whose work Donohue reviews... This scholarly volume deserves a wide audience. Choice 2004 A well-crafted example of traditional intellectual history. Donohue's close reading of the works of a variety of economic and political theorists not only provides interesting new insights into the thought of the individuals she examines, but also allows her to construct a compelling narrative of the dramatic change that occurred over a span of half a century in liberal thinking about the role of consumption and consumers in the political economy. -- Larry G. Gerber EH.Net 2004 This is an intelligent, well-researched, carefully nuanced book about the gradual displacement in U.S. liberalism of a producerist outlook by a consumerist perspective... Donohue gives us a rich intellectual history of the bases for the government-managed, full-growth, high-employment, demand-driven economy that flourished as an ideal, and to a considerable extent in practice, between the 1940s and the 1970s. -- Mary O. Furner Business History Review 2004 Donohue offers a powerful case intertwining economic, intellectual, and political history... A most valuable contribution to the history of American economic thought. -- Amy S. Bix Enterprise and Society 2005 A provocative update on the effort that has gone on at least since Alexis de Tocqueville's time to sort out the relationship between material desires and democracy. -- Alan Lawson Journal of American History 2005 An authoritative and well-researched account of the emergence of consumption and the consumer within American political economic thought. -- Matthew Hilton Business History 2005 Furthers understanding of the political history of mass consumption in the United States. -- Steven T. Sheehan Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 2005 The book offers a well-researched and thoughtful history of ideas, and it should be of interest to economists as well as intellectual and economic historians. -- Susan J. Matt American Historical Review 2007Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Producerist Worldview, 1870–19002. Legitimizing the Consumer, 1880–19003. At the Crossroads, 1899–19124. Politicizing the Consumer, 1909–19235. "What's an Economic System For?" 1917–19336. The Demise of Economic Planning, 1933–19407. The Common Ground of Abundance, 1933–1940ConclusionNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£22.50
Stanford University Press Broccoli and Desire
Book SynopsisIn a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, this richly drawn ethnography traces the global commodity chain between U.S. consumer and Maya farmer, examining the connections between desire and material production.Trade Review"The authors bring insight and experience to their analysis, ultimately showing that any understanding of the historical and cultural context of export agriculture must indeed dig both wide and deep."—Cultural Geographies"Broccoli and Desire is written in an honest, engaged, and straightforward manner by good ethnographers; Fischer and Benson are constantly pointing out the contrasts and contradictions in content and tone of informant's testimonies."—Anthropos"Readers of Broccoli and Desire will find a fresh take on why the Maya of Tecpn, like the so-called 'awkward class' of peasants throughout the glove, partake inthe 'irrational' behavior that is small agriculture."—Journal of Latin American Geography"Broccoli and Desire tells the story of globalization from the ground up, focusing on the lives of ordinary people—the producers and consumers of a vegetable that many often take for granted. The authors, perceptive, boots-on-the-ground ethnographers, look beyond the usual neoliberal models to show how the local is transformed by global economic forces. Fischer and Benson have produced an excellent text that will be used for a wide range of courses."—James L. Watson, Harvard University, Editor of Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia (Stanford University Press, 1997)"For once, here is a well-researched book with an arresting title that actually delivers what it promises: fresh, new, outside-the-box thinking on a region that has been well studied. In Broccoli and Desire, Fischer and Benson use the deceptively simple question, how the Maya want, as a tool to break down globalization and other political-economy issues. In seeking to show why growing broccoli for export is both dangerous and compelling for Maya farmers, the authors have given us a compelling product—a ground-breaking study that is engagingly written and innovative in its conception."—Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University"The book brings to life the Mayan farmers who hope for a little bit more for their families and their connection to the health-conscious, well-intentioned U.S. consumers trying to keep their bodies going on aprecarious budget. Similar to other works that follow a humble thing like bananas, sugar, or salt, the authors use the seemingly simple vegetable broccoli to reveal inter-American networks of production, consumption,desire, dreams for the future, and the terrifying awareness that all our individual efforts may be for naught."—Diane Nelson, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Map Guatemala Index Introduction Part I: How the Maya Want 1. Something Better 2. Discourses of Development 3. The Limits of Desire Part II: Violence, Victimization, and Resistance 4. Social Suffering in the Post-War Era 5. June 10th, September 11th, and Moral Understandings of Violence 6. Beyond Victimization Conclusions Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
£17.99
Taylor & Francis Inc The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption Marketing
Book SynopsisThe Evolutionary Bases of Consumption by Gad Saad applies Darwinian principles in understanding our consumption patterns and the products of popular culture that most appeal to individuals. The first and only scholarly work to do so, this is a captivating study of the adaptive reasons behind our behaviors, cognitions, emotions, and perceptions. This lens of analysis suggests how we come to make selections such as choosing a mate, the foods we eat, the gifts that we offer, and more. It also highlights how numerous forms of dark side consumption, including pathological gambling, compulsive buying, pornographic addiction, and eating disorders, possess a Darwinian etiology.Engaging and diverse in scope, the book maps consumption phenomena onto four key Darwinian modules: survival, reproduction, kin selection, and reciprocal altruism. As an interesting proposal, the author suggests that media and advertising contents exist in their particular forms because they are a reflTrade Review"The key features of this book are (1) it introduces an evolutionary psychological perspective on consumerism and marketing (2) it provides an overview of some robust themes that account for systematic patterning of consumer preferences, and (3) it offers a synthetic approach to the study and understanding of consumer behavior. The book will be the first of its kind and will inspire new directions in consumer research." - Margo Wilson, Department of Psychology, McMaster University"Gad Saad has shown me that evolutionary psychology and consumer behavior is a very interesting subject and one I think many people will find interesting-even exciting. The author has an excellent knowledge of the literature on evolutionary psychology and its interpretations. He does a fine job of applying it to the area of consumer behavior. I think it could have an important impact on the advertising industry." - Charles Crawford, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Simon Fraser University 'Saad's book The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption is aimed at academic researchers studying aspects of consumer psychology, students and practitioners in advertising or marketing, or nonconsumer psychologists who enjoy interdisciplinary research. The book suggests that there is broad applicability of Darwinian principles to the study of consumer behavior... It is the first book of its kind.' - Jill M. Sundie, PsycCRITIQUES"The key features of this book are (1) it introduces an evolutionary psychological perspective on consumerism and marketing (2) it provides an overview of some robust themes that account for systematic patterning of consumer preferences, and (3) it offers a synthetic approach to the study and understanding of consumer behavior. The book will be the first of its kind and will inspire new directions in consumer research." - Margo Wilson, Department of Psychology, McMaster University"Gad Saad has shown me that evolutionary psychology and consumer behavior is a very interesting subject and one I think many people will find interesting-even exciting. The author has an excellent knowledge of the literature on evolutionary psychology and its interpretations. He does a fine job of applying it to the area of consumer behavior. I think it could have an important impact on the advertising industry." - Charles Crawford, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Simon Fraser UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface. Introduction. What Is Evolutionary Psychology? Consumer Research Domain-General Proximate-Level Theorizing. Consumption Darwinian Modules. Advertising Content and Media Effects Mirrors of Human Nature. Darwinian Roots of Cultural Products. Darwinian Roots of Darkside Consumption. Benefits of Darwinizing Consumer Research. Concluding Remarks.
£52.24
Taylor & Francis Inc Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing
Book SynopsisThe field of psycholinguistics and the application of psycholinguistic theory to advertising and marketing communication has become a topic of great prominence in the field of consumer behavior. Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing Communications is the first book to address the growing research in this area. This timely volume combines research conducted by current scholars as it demonstrates diversity of the field in terms of relevant topics and methodological approaches. It examines brand names and their semantic and sound-based impact; sentence structure and research in marketing communication; advertising narratives evoking emotional responses; the effects of empathy response on advertising; and the role of language and images in creation of advertising. The book includes authors from a variety of fields, including mass communication, marketing, social psychology, linguistics, and neuropsychology. A range of perspectives is discussed, from qualitative text aTable of ContentsContents: Preface. T.M. Lowrey, Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing Communications: An Overview. Part I:The Impact of Mere Words-Their Meanings and Sounds.J. Hoegg, J.W. Alba,Linguistic Framing of Sensory Experience: There Is Some Accounting for Taste. P.F.D.Gontijo, S. Zhang, The Mental Representation of Brand Names: Are Brand Names a Class by Themselves? L.J. Shrum, T.M. Lowrey, Sounds Convey Meaning: The Implications of Phonetic Symbolism for Brand Names. S. Zhang, B.H. Schmitt, Phonology and Semantics in International Marketing: What Brand Name Translations Tell Us About Consumer Cognition. D. Lerman, Phonology, Morphology, and Semantics: Towards a Fuller Conceptualization of Brand Name Meaning. Part II:Stringing Words Together-The Importance of Sentences.R. Meeds, S.D. Bradley, The Role of the Sentence and Its Importance in Marketing Communications. C.V. Dimofte, R.F. Yalch, The Use and Abuse of Polysemy in Marketing Communications. B.J. Phillips, E.F. McQuarrie, Road Map or Secret Weapon? The Role of Conceptual Metaphor in Shaping Marketing Communications About Exercise. Part III:Stringing Sentences Together-Text and Narrative Analyses.J.E. Escalas, B.B. Stern, Narrative Structure: Plot and Emotional Responses. R. Adaval, The Role of Language and Images in the Creation and Use of Advertising Myths. S.V. Levi, D.B. Pisoni, Indexical and Linguistic Channels in Speech Perception: Some Effects of Voiceovers on Advertising Outcomes. R. Carroll, D. Luna, L.A. Peracchio, Dual Language Processing of Marketing Communications. Part IV:Afterword. R.S. Wyer, Jr., Comprehension Processes in Advertising: Words, Sentences, and Narratives.
£128.25
Rutgers University Press Vitamania Vitamins in American Culture Health and Medicine Series
Book SynopsisThis text examines the claims and counterclaims of scientists, manufacturers, retailers, politicians and consumers from the discovery of vitamins in the early 20th-century. It reveals the issues that have propelled the industry, and the ambivalence of Americans towards the authority of science.Table of ContentsIntroduction: "Perhaps your diet is too modern": the discovery of avitaminosis "They need it now": popular science and advertising in the interwar period "To protect the interest of the public": vitamins, marketing, and research "Superior knowledge": pharmacists, grocers, physicians, and Linus Pauling Miles one-a-day: the history of a vitamin dynasty Acnotabs: scientific evidence in the marketplace "Millions of consumers are being misled": the Food and Drug Administration and consumer protection "Preserve our health freedom": science in consumer politics "Intensity" makes the difference: vitamins in the political process Conclusion: vitamania?: vitamins in late twentieth-century United States
£27.90
University of Virginia Press Face Value
Book SynopsisExplores the intriguing question of how Americans became the world’s consummate consumers. Cary Carson addresses the intriguing question of how Americans developed the reputation for avid consumption. Both elegantly written and engagingly argued, the book reveals how the rise of the gentry culture in eighteenth-century North America gave rise to a consumer economy.Trade ReviewFace Value is a coda to a career, building on and synthesizing the innovative interpretations which are the hallmark of all of Cary Carson’s thinking and writing. This book will fundamentally change material culture scholarship. It challenges the way social, cultural, and economic historians think about consumer behavior in early America and will quickly become the book that everyone interested in the meaning of everyday things must read to participate in the lively discussions that will follow its publication. –Carter L. Hudgins, Director, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, Clemson University.
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CABI Publishing Milk Composition Production and Biotechnology
Book SynopsisMajor changes have recently taken place in the value attached to components of milk. Although approximately half the energy in milk is contained in fat, fat is rapidly decreasing in value relative to protein. This has come about because of the increased availability of competitively-priced, plant-derived edible oils and because of the perceived health problems associated with animal fat in the human diet. Such changes have major implications for the dairy sector, particularly in developed countries. Against this background, this book presents a timely review of developments in milk production and consumption, of changes in milk component values, and of the opportunities that biotechnology provides to alter the composition of and add value to milk on the farm. The subject coverage is very broad, ranging from nutritional aspects of pastures and forages, to rumen microbiology, genetics and reproductive technologies, milk biochemistry and environmental implications. It is based on a conferTable of Contents1: Major Issues Facing the World Dairy Economy G Viatte 2: Milk Fat Consumption and Human Health: Recent NIH and Other American Governmental Recommendations R J Havel 3: Milk Consumption and Individual Responses P J Scott 4: Milk Fat Composition: Targets for Alteration of Function and Nutrition J B German, L Morand, C J Dillard and R Xu 5: Transformations and Effects of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Rumen. Consequences on Milk Fat Secretion M Doreau, D I Demeyer and C S Van Nevel 6: The Effects of Milk Protein on the Functionality of Milk Products D G Dalgleish 7: Bioactive Factors in Milk: Natural and Induced G O Regester et al. 8: Regulation of Immunoglobin Transfer into Mammary Secretions of Ruminants T B McFadden and T E Besser 9: Exploitation of Casein Variants R J FitzGerald 10: The Polymorphism of the Milk Protein ß-Lactoglobulin. A Review J P Hill et al. 11: Amino Acid Composition of Cow's Milk and Human Requirements D L O'Connor, M L Masor, C Paule and J Benson 12: Recent and Future Improvements of Protein Fraction in Cow's Milk Based Infant Formula T Kuwata, T Yajima and T Kaneko 13: Application of Transgenesis to Modifying Milk Protein Composition J Vilotte et al. 14: Direct Transfection of the Mammary Gland: Opportunities for Modification of Mammary Function and the Production, Composition and Qualities of Milk F L Schanbacher and M D Amstutz 15: Perspectives for Marker Assisted Selection in Dairy Cattle Breeding M Georges 16: Public Attitudes to Biotechnology M Cantley 17: Strategies for POSILAC Use in Dairy Herds R J Collier 18: Immunomodulation of Lactation J M Pell and D J Flint 19: Perspectives for Improving Lactational Persistency T B McFadden 20: In Vitro Production of Cattle Embryos H R Tervit 21: Genetic Gain Through Reproductive Technologies J H G (Nanke) den Daas 22: Controlled Breeding Technologies K L (Jock) Macmillan, R Vishwanath and Z Z Xu 23: Modelling the Role of Reproductive Technologies in Seasonal Dairy Farm Systems D G McCall, W H McMillan and Y Q Tian 24: Nuclear Transfer from Cultured Cells: A New Opportunity in Animal Breeding? I Wilmut, J McWhir and K Campbell 25: Nutritional Merits and Problems of Pasture D A Clark, J W Penno and P G Neil 26: Supplementation of Forage Diets D E Beever and C L Thorp 27: Potential of Biotechnology to Alter Pasture Yield and Quality D W R White 28: Management of Milk Flavour Through the Manipulation of Rumen Microorganisms K N Joblin and J A Hudson 29: Rumen Microbiology and Efficiency of Digestion: Opportunities and Impact of Biotechnology R J Wallace 30: Biotechnology and Disease Control B M Buddle 31: Biotechnology Mitigating the Environmental Effects of Dairying. I. Greenhouse Gas Emissions D E Johnson,G M Ward and G Bernal 32: Biotechnology and Environmental Issues in Dairying S Tamminga 33: Limits to Productivity in Dairy Cows S R Davis 34: Conference Overview: Biotechnology for Dairy Production G J S Cooper
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CABI Publishing Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods
Book SynopsisIn recent years there have been increasing concerns about the potential health risks of genetically modified foods. Consumer perceptions vary between countries, but are probably most pronounced in Europe and least in North America. These have had a profound and controversial effect on the development of markets for GM products.This book presents a compilation of studies of consumer acceptance of GM foods. These studies utilized different methods and evidence including: price and expenditure data; experimental methods; "willingness to pay"; consumer attitudes; and economic consequences.Table of ContentsPART I: STUDIES UTILIZING PRICE AND EXPENDITURE DATA 1: Do Agricultural commodity prices respond to GMO bans?, J L Parcell andN G Kalaitzandonakes, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA 2: Consumer acceptance and labelling of GMOs in food products: A studyof fluid milk demand, K Kiesel, D Buschena and V Smith, Montana StateUniversity, USA 3: Consumer purchasing behaviour towards GM foods in The Netherlands,L Marks, N G Kalaitzandonakes, University of Missouri-Columbia, USAand S Vickner, University of Kentucky, USA PART II: STUDIES UTILIZING EXPERIMENTAL METHODS 4: The welfare effects of implementing mandatory GM labelling in the USA,W E Huffman, Iowa State University, USA, M Rousu, Research TrianglePark, USA, J F Shogren, University of Wyoming, USA and A Tegene,FRED, Washington, USA 5: Using simulated test marketing to examine purchase interest in foodproducts that are positioned as GMO-free, M M Wolf, A Stephens andN Pedrazzi, California Polytechnic State University, USA PART III: STUDIES UTILIZING WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY METHODS 6: Measuring the value of GM traits: The theory and practice ofwillingness-to-pay analysis, S Olubobokun and P W B Phillips, Universityof Saskatchewan, Canada 7: Willingness to pay for GM food labeling in New Zealand, W Kaye-Blake,K Bicknell and C Lamb, Lincoln University, New Zealand 8: Contingent valuation of breakfast cereals made of non-biotechingredients, W Moon and S Balasubramanian, Southern Illinois University, USA 9: A Comparative analysis of consumer acceptance of GM foods in Norwayand in the USA, W D Chern, Ohio State University, USA andK Rickertsen, Agricultural University of Norway 10: Comparing consumer responses toward GM foods in Japan and Norway, J J McCluskey, Washington State University, USA, K M Grimsrud,University of Guelph, Canada and T I Wahl, Washington StateUniversity, USA 11: Willingness to pay for GM foods: Results from a public survey in theUSA, H-Y Chen and W S Chern, Ohio State University, USA PART IV: STUDIES OF CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE 12: A Comparison of consumer attitudes towards GM food in Italy and theUSA, M M Wolf, California Polytechnic State University, USA,P Bertolini, Facolta di Economia, Italy and J Parker-Garcia, CaliforniaPolytechnic State University, USA 13: Consumer attitudes towards GM food in Ireland and the US, M M Wolf,California Polytechnic State University, USA, et al 14: Attitudes toward GM food in Colombia, D Pachico, CIAT, Colombia andM M Wolf, California Polytechnic State University, USA 15: Consumer acceptance and development perspectives of functional foodin Germany, H Dustmann and H Weindlmaier, Technische Universitat,Germany 16: Factors explaining opposition to GMOs in France and Europe, S Bonny,INRA, France PART V: STUDIES OF ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES 17: Introducing novel protein foods in the EU: Economic and environmentalimpacts, X Zhu, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, E van Ierland,and Justus Wesseler 18: Consumer attitudes towards GM foods: The modelling of preferencechanges, C P Nielsen, Danish Institute of Agricultural and FisheriesEconomics, Denmark, et al
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CABI Publishing Consumer Psychology of Tourism Hospitality and
Book SynopsisKnowledge of consumer psychology and consumer behaviour in relation to tourism is valuable in determining the success of tourism and hospitality ventures. The book is an edited collection of papers from the 3rd Symposium on Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure, held in Melbourne, Australia in January 2003. Themes covered by the papers include attitudes, emotions and information processing; motivation and learning; consumption systems; decision and choice; experience and satisfaction; market segmentation; attraction and loyalty; and image and interpretation.Table of ContentsI: Building Foundations for Understanding the Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure, Geoffrey I Crouch, Richard R Perdue, Harry J P Timmermans, and Muzaffer Uysal Part 1: Attitudes, Emotions and Information Processing 1: Profiling the One- and Two-Star Hotel Guests for Targeted Segmentation Action - A Descriptive Investigation of Risk Perceptions, Expectations, Disappointments and Information Processing Tendencies, Sara Dolnicar 2: The Influence of Consumers' Emotions on Their Service Product Evaluation, Sandra Gountas and John Y Gountas 3: Validating a Gutman-Type Social Distance Scale for Explaining Residents' Attitudes Towards Tourism, Maree Thyne and Andreas H Zins Part 2: Motivation and Learning 4: Motivation for Domestic Tourism: A Case Study of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Naima B Bogari, Geoff Crowther and Norman Marr 5: Ecotourists' Environmental Learning Opportunity as a Source of Competitive Advantage: Are Ecotourism Operators Missing the Boat with their Advertising? Garry G Price Part 3: Consumption Systems 6: Domestic Leisure Traveller Consumption Systems, Elizabeth Cowley, Ray Spurr, Peter Robins and Arch G Woodside 7: Tourist Activity Planning in Congested Urban Tourism Environments: Towards a Game-Theoretic Model and Decision Support System, Qi Han, Benedict G C Dellaert, W Fred van Raaij and Harry J P Timmermans 8: Comparing First-Time and Repeat Visitors' Activity Patterns in a Tourism Environment, Astrid D A M Kemperman, Chang-Hyeon Joh and Harry J P Timmermans Part 4: Decision and Choice 9: A Study of Tourist Decision Processes: Algarve, Portugal, Antonia Correia and Geoffrey I Crouch 10: The Consumption of Association Convention Sites: Preliminary Results from a Study of Site Choice, Geoffrey I Crouch and Jordan J Louviere 11: Context and Dynamics of Social Interaction and Information Search in Decision Making for Discretionary Travel, Tzung-Cheng Huan and Jay Beaman 12: A Duality in Vacation Decision-Making, Kenneth F Hyde 13: A Model of Vacation Choice: An Integration of Personality and Vacation Choice with Leisure Constraints Theory, Robyn L McGuiggan 14: Effects of Holiday Packaging on Tourist Decision Making: Some Preliminary Results, Walaiporn Rewtrakunphaiboon and Harmen Oppewal Part 5: Experience and Satisfaction 15: An Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Customer Satisfaction, Yukel Ekinci and Ercan Sirakaya 16: First-Time and Repeat Visitors to Orlando, Florida: A Comparative Analysis of Destination Satisfaction, Paul Fallon and Peter Schofield 17: Aristotelian Ethical Values Within a Tourism/Hospitality Industry Context, Glenn F Ross 18: The Role of Expressive and Instrumental Factors in Measuring Visitor Satisfaction, Muzaffer Uysal and John Williams Part 6: Market Segmentation 19: Profiling Airline Web Users: A Segmentation Approach, Joseph S Chen and Seyou Jang 20: Towards More Thorough Data-Driven Segmentation in Tourism - A Tracking Framework for Exploring Segment Development, Sara Dolnicar 21: Sustainable Tourism and Stakeholder Groups: A Case Study of Colorado Ski Resort Communities, Richard R Perdue Part 7: Attraction and Loyalty 22: Cultural Determinants of Tourist Intention to Return, Jeffery M Caneen 23: Towards the Conceptualization of Tourism Destination Loyalty, Outi Niininen and Michel Riley Part 8: Image and Interpretation 24: Measuring Comparative Performance of Vacation Destinations: Using Tourists' Self-Reported Judgments as an Alternative Approach, Metin Kozak 25: Cross-Cultural Behaviour Research in Tourism: A Case Study on Destination Image, Metin Kozk, Enrique Bigne, Ana Gonzalez and Luisa Andreu 26: Journeys of the Imagination? The Cultural Tour Route Revealed, Tove Oliver
£113.99
Wisdom Publications,U.S. How Much is Enough Buddhism Consumerism and the
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£12.34
New Society Publishers Not Just a Pretty Face
Book SynopsisThis book should be read by women and men who have trusted, for too long, the companies whose products get inside their bodies and their minds. Ralph Nader, political activist and consumer advocate Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible?Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades.Not one cosmetic product has to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market.Incredible? Consider this: The European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10. Only 11% of chemicals used in cosmetics in the U.S. have been assessed for health and safetyleaving a staggering 89% with unknown or undisclosed effects. More than 70% of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility. Many baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane. It's not just women who are affected by this chemists' brew. Shampoo, deodorant, face lotion and other products used daily by men, women and children contain hazardous chemicals that the industry claims are within acceptable limits. But there's nothing acceptable about daily multiple exposures to carcinogenic chemicalsfrom products that are supposed to make us feel healthy and beautiful.Not Just a Pretty Face delves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover.Thank you Stacy for exposing the truth. The jig is up! Fran Drescher, star of the Emmy Awardwinning series The NannyTable of ContentsIndecent Exposure; Not Too Pretty; Because Were Worth It!; Skin Deeper; Beauty Myth Busters; Pinkwashing; Because Were Worth It Too!; Tricks of the Trade; Unmasked; A Healthier Foundation; The Face of the Future; Extreme Makeover; Index.
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Prometheus Your Guide to Good Nutrition
Book SynopsisIncludes a listing of recommended dietary allowances, a glossary of terms, and a bibliography. This work contains chapters on nutrition basics and a balanced diet, how to evaluate nutrition information, vitamin and mineral supplements, 'health foods' and related products, junk foods and fast foods, and other topics.
£18.00
Prometheus Fleeced
Book SynopsisRecognize the con artist before you get taken! This work exposes dozens of telephone, mail, and computer-based scams, explaining how they work and how you can avoid becoming their next victim.
£24.00
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lets Act Locally Growth of Local Exchange Trading
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£8.00
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology
Book SynopsisThis compendium curates and amplifies the voices of the leading scholars in consumer psychology across a wide range of topics. An indispensable resource for scholars and non-specialists, it also offers foundational and novel knowledge for adjacent fields such as marketing, economics, data science, management, and sociology.Trade Review'Lamberton, Rucker and Spiller have assembled a masterwork on consumer psychology. This book brings together some of the most highly regarded thought leaders across a variety of interesting research areas to provide a comprehensive overview that is both topical and timeless. It challenges the reader with intriguing research possibilities likely to inspire decades of research to come.' Kelly Goldsmith, Vanderbilt University, USA'An impressive collection of insights from leading experts on consumer psychology. This is the state of the science – a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of decision-making, motivation, and persuasion, the roles of religion, politics, and status, and the impact of new methods and technologies.' Adam Grant, Wharton psychologist and no.1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again'A best-in-class handbook should capture the most incisive insights and forward-looking ideas of the leading thinkers in the field, and the Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology does exactly this. With scholars expert in the most central issues to marketing today – from artificial intelligence to the broader role of marketing in society – this volume offers a comprehensive view of the field as it stands today, and how it is likely to change in the years to come.' Michael I. Norton, Harvard Business School, USATable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Attitudinal advocacy: contemporary insights and new questions Mohamed A. Hussein and Zakary L. Tormala; 2. Storytelling and narrative persuasion Rebecca Krause-Galoni and Philip Mazzaocco; 3. Consumer goals and motivation Jessica Gamlin and Maferima Touré-Tillery; 4. Consumer financial decision making Abigail B. Sussman, Yusu Wang and Anastasiya Apalkova; 5. Marketplace morality Saerom Lee and Karen Page Winterich; 6. A triadic framework of luxury consumption David Dubois and SungJin Jang; 7. Consumer identity: a comprehensive review and integration of contemporary research Julian K. Saint Clair; 8. Compensatory consumption Naomi Mandel, Monika Lisjack and Qin Wang; 9. Artificial intelligence and consumer psychology TaeWoo Kim and Adam Duhachek; 10. Interpersonal influences in consumer psychology Rosellina Ferraro and Brent McFerran; 11. The psychology of consumer social hierarchy and rank signaling Derek D. Rucker and Adam D. Galinsky; 12. Political ideology and consumer psychology Nailya Ordabayeva, Aylin Cakalar and Daniel Fernandes; 13. Religion and consumer psychology Eugenia Wu and Keisha Cutright; 14. The psychology of consumer dignity Tom Wein, Sakshi Ghai, Cait Lamberton, and Neela A. Saldanha; 15. The psychology of shared consumption Peggy J. Liu and Theresa A. Kwon; 16. The psychology of access-based consumption Varala Maraj and Fleura Bardhi; 17. Word-of-mouth and consumer psychology Sarah Moore and Katie Lafreniere; 18. Consumer culture Ela Veresiu; 19. Field studies in consumer psychology Minah Jung; 20. MTurk and online panel research Joseph K. Goodman and Scott A. Wright; 21. Meta-analysis: assessing heterogeneity using traditional and contemporary approaches Blakeley B. McShane and Ulf Böckenholt; 22. Netnography for consumer psychologists Robert V. Kozinets; 23. A recipe for honest consumer research Stijn M. J. van Osselaer and Chris Janiszewski.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Green Consumption in China
Book SynopsisBased on theories discussion, policy analysis, and case studies, this title examines green consumption in China from both the macro level of policy evolution and the micro level of community participation and implementation.Drawing on the theories of sustainable development, ecological philosophy, environmental economics, consumer psychology and behavior, and community participation, this book approaches the issues of green consumption in China from the legislative and administrative aspects and economic and information means. In looking into the cases of Shenzhen and Beijing, the book unravels the implementation and development of green consumption at the community level in terms of community participation and people's awareness of the issue. Combining global experiences and local empirical studies, it discusses the concepts, evolution, and influencing factors of green consumption. It focuses on China''s policy and practice, as well as the institutional hindrance and policy Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Basics Related to Green Consumption 3. International Policies on Green Consumption and Their Practices 4. China’s Policies on Green Consumption and its Evolution 5. Practices of Green Consumption in China’s Communities 6. Outlook of the Development of Green Consumption in China
£128.25
Edward Elgar Publishing The Elgar Companion to Consumer Behaviour and the
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£194.75
John Wiley & Sons Inc The End of Cheap China Revised and Updated
Book SynopsisAs China evolves, so does the global marketplace-all the way down to the consumer The End of Cheap China is a detailed look at the rise of China, and how it will affect the global marketplace.Table of ContentsPrologue ix Chapter 1 Chinese Billionaires Outnumber American Ones 1 Chapter 2 Cheap Chinese Labor? Not Anymore: China’s Workers Are Demanding Better Pay and Better Conditions—And They Are Earning Them 19 Chapter 3 Stability Is the Key to Happiness: How China’s Government Thinks and Why It Acts the Way It Does 39 Chapter 4 The Modern Chinese Woman 63 Chapter 5 Why Chinese Consider Kentucky Fried Chicken Healthful: China’s Iffy Food Supply Chain Is Putting a Premium on Safe Food 85 Chapter 6 Understanding Corruption in China: What China’s Underground Sex Trade Shows about Its Government 103 Chapter 7 China’s Real Estate Sector: Boom or Bust or Something Else? 125 Chapter 8 Chinese Neo-Colonialism in Africa and the End of American Hegemony? 147 Chapter 9 China’s Educational Sector: Preventing China from Cementing Its Superpower Status 171 Chapter 10 What the End of Cheap China Means for the Rest of the World 189 Epilogue 203 Postscript 205 Acknowledgments 209 Index 211
£11.69
Palgrave MacMillan UK The Making of European Consumption Facing the American Challenge Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series
Book SynopsisAmerican ideals and models feature prominently in the master narrative of post-war European consumer societies. This book demonstrates that Europeans did not appropriate a homogenous notion of America, rather post-war European consumption was a process of selective appropriation of American elements.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Per Lundin 1. Negotiating American Modernity in Twentieth-century Europe; Mary Nolan 2. Americanization as Creolized Imagery: The Statue of Liberty During the Cold War; David Nye 3. Forging Europe's Foodways: The American Challenge; Karin Zachmann 4. Tackling Norwegian Cold: The Breakthrough of Home Freezing; Terje Finstad, Stig Kvaal, and Per Østby 5. Americanization and Authenticity: Italian Food Products and Practices in the 1950s and 1960s; Emanuela Scarpellini 6. Love and Hate in Industrial Design: Europe's Design Professionals and America in the 1950s; Kjetil Fallan 7. Confronting the Lure of American Tourism: Modern Accommodation in the Netherlands; Adri A. Albert de la Bruhèze 8. Exploring European Travel: The Swedish Package Tour; Thomas Kaiserfeld 9. Coping with Cars, Families, and Foreigners: Swedish Postwar Tourism; Per Lundin
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Consumption
Book SynopsisSustainable Consumption: Key Issues provides a concise introduction to the field of sustainable consumption, outlining the contribution of the key disciplines in this multi-disciplinary area, and detailing the way in which both the problem and the potential for solutions are understood. Divided into three parts, the book begins by introducing the concept of sustainable consumption, outlining the environmental impacts of current consumption trends, and placing these impacts in social context. The central section looks at six contrasting explanations of sustainable consumption in the public domain, detailing the stories that are told about why people act in the way they do. This section also explores the theory and evidence around each of these stories, linking them to a range of disciplines and approaches in the social sciences. The final section takes a broader look at the solutions proposed by sustainable consumption scholars and practitioners, outlining the Trade Review"Sustainable consumption is a grand challenge of our time, and this long-awaited textbook positively fizzes with clarity and curiosity, guaranteed to spark engagement and inspiration. Middlemiss expertly relates major real-world problems and solutions to our everyday lives, grounding complex debates in an accessible, no-nonsense style. She helps us think critically about the stories we tell ourselves, about how we will live in the future, and the political action we need to take us there. Unashamedly infused with a passion for social justice, this is essential reading for students and scholars of sustainable consumption." -- Gill Seyfang, Reader in Sustainable Consumption, University of East Anglia, UK"This innovative textbook in the growing field of sustainable consumption studies tackles questions of power, social equity and environmental limits, whilst it also considers different representations of consumption in relation to everyday life. Middlemiss grapples with big questions in a highly accessible and inviting manner. I look forward to putting the book to immediate use in my classroom." -- Marlyne Sahakian, founding member of SCORAI Europe, and Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Geneva, Switzerland"This book marks a milestone in the evolution of research and policy practice on the unsustainability of contemporary consumption in many parts of the world. Students and others will benefit enormously from Middlemiss’ careful work to digest and make meaningful a Himalayan-sized expanse of material on an extremely significant, but thus far largely underappreciated, topic. The volume embodies impressive ambition and will propel to new heights readers who take its insights to heart." - Maurie J. Cohen, Professor of Sustainability Studies, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and co-founder of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative, USA"Middlemiss brings together the perspectives of a wide range of disciplines to frame an accessible picture of the academic landscape surrounding sustainable consumption – an evolving field. An excellent resource for anyone wishing to understand the role of consumption in the social, economic and environmental challenges of the modern world." -- Garrette E. Clark, Sustainable Lifestyles Programme Officer, UN Environment, France"This book provides a timely and highly needed textbook for classes on sustainable consumption across disciplines. Middlemiss does a wonderful job of highlighting the relevance of the topic, the enormous challenges involved, and, most importantly, the need to adopt systemic approaches if one seriously aims to solve the problems arising from our high-consumption lifestyles." – Doris Fuchs, Professor for International Relations and Sustainable Development, University of Münster, Germany"Middlemiss has given instructors and students an invaluable resource! Instructors will appreciate the use of concrete examples to make clear the complexity of sustainable consumption. Students will be grateful for the real-life illustrations that connect their own lives to large-scale sociological and cultural drivers of unsustainable resource use patterns." -- Emily Huddart Kennedy, Assistant Professor, Washington State University, USATable of ContentsList of figuresLit of ablesList of boxesForewordAcknowledgements Part 1: Introducing sustainable consumption Introduction Measuring sustainable consumption Sustainable consumption in social context Part 2: Explaining sustainable consumption 'People don’t understand' 'People are selfish' 'It’s all about values' 'The personal is political' 'We don’t have a choice' 'Consumption is meaningful!' Part 3: Visions of the future in sustainable consumption Production-consumption relations The solution is collective Sustainable consumption makes you happy! - co-authored with David Wingate Revolution or evolution? Conclusion: building images of the future
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Requiem for a Species
Book SynopsisThis book does not set out once more to raise the alarm to encourage us to take radical measures to head off climate chaos. There have been any number of books and reports in recent years explaining just how dire the future looks and how little time we have left to act. This book is about why we have ignored those warnings, and why it is now too late. It is a book about the frailties of the human species as expressed in both the institutions we built and the psychological dispositions that have led us on the path of self-destruction. It is about our strange obsessions, our hubris, and our penchant for avoiding the facts. It is the story of a battle within us between the forces that should have caused us to protect the Earth - our capacity to reason and our connection to Nature - and those that, in the end, have won out - our greed, materialism and alienation from Nature. And it is about the 21st century consequences of these failures. Clive Hamilton is author of the bestselling AffTrade Review'Listen to this Requiem and weep, if it helps. False hope is as dangerous as despair. But don't get mired in helplessness. Above all, Requiem is a call to arms; to the urgent task of overhauling democracy in pursuit of survival. At stake, the biggest prize of all: our own humanity.' Tim Jackson, author of Prosperity Without Growth 'I am afraid Clive Hamilton has it right about climate change - deeply afraid. Requiem is a brave and searingly honest book by a brilliant scholar. Ignoring it will only make a bad situation worse, so, please, read this book now.' James Gustave Speth, author of The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability and Dean Emeritus, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies 'Requiem for a Species is a remarkable publication which brings together the scientific imperatives of taking action in the field of climate change. Hamilton highlights the political inertia which is currently acting as a roadblock. In the wake of the weak outcome of Copenhagen, this book assumes added significance in breaking the resistance to the truth about climate change.' R K Pachauri, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Director-General, TERI 'I find it hard to imagine what life would be like if I had genuinely come to the irrevocable conclusion that it was too late to do anything serious about preventing runaway climate change� For me, this ongoing internal dialogue gets a little bit more painful, every year � And having just finished reading Clive Hamilton's excellent (but deeply disturbing!) Requiem for a Species, I'm now going to have to think it all through all over again.' Jonathon Porritt, Founder, Forum for the Future, and author of Capitalism As if the World Matters 'Requiem offers an insightful and informative look at why the human species can't come to terms with a changing climate. And Hamilton's conclusion--To despair, accept, then act--is an important call for us to respond to climate change immediately and decisively or spend the rest of our lives reacting to a warming world and an unraveling civilization.' Erik Assadourian, Director: State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability and Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute 'Clive Hamilton investigates - in real time - our society's choice not to act to protect ourselves from devastating climate change. We know the science, but 'scientific facts are fighting against more powerful forces' - power, money, bureaucratic inertia and our innate desire to ignore what we don't want to believe. 'It's too late,' he says. 'Humanity failed.' That past tense is devastating.' Fred Pearce, writer and author of The Last Generation: How Nature will take her Revenge for Climate Change 'Hamilton's book presents a powerful statement of the problems confronting us - not just the problem of climate change itself, but the tendency to wish the problem away by denial (which in less extreme circumstances can arguably be an adaptive response to difficult situations). And all compounded by the fact that neither our institutions nor we ourselves have experience in acting on behalf of a seemingly distant future. Read this book.' Robert M May OM AC FRS 'When future generations look out on a planet ravaged by climate change, they will ask of our generation 'When you knew what was happening--surely the greatest debacle since we came out of our caves--why didn't you stop it?' Clive Hamilton proposes the problem lies with 'the perversity of our institutions, our psychological dispositions, our strange obsessions, our penchant for avoiding facts, and, especially, our hubris.' It all makes for a riveting read because (alas) it is all too true--just like Greek tragedy.' Norman Myers, 21st Century School, University of Oxford 'Requiem for a Species magnificently captures the idea that by and large, none of us want to believe that climate change is real. It explains our inability to seriously weigh the evidence of climate change, and to take appropriate action to ensure our own survival.' Tim Costello, CEO, World Vision Australia 'Clive Hamilton, as usual, has courageously challenged the current nature of our society in this inspirational new book.' Graeme Pearman, former head of the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research 'Books that change one's life are rare... Requiem is a tour de force of compression and analysis that cannot help but shift climate change thinking.' Andres Kabel, Cultural Pilgrim (www.andreskabel.com) 'Requiem for a Species is a call to immediate action. It should be sent to every elected official at each level of government. All concerned citizen should read it in order to hold government and industry accountable for knowing the facts, altering policy, and developing clean technologies-not at some later point in time but now. The future looks grim; but, as Hamilton says, action is the best cure for despair. It may also be our only hope.' Courier Mail 'Well worth reading by anyone who takes a serious interest in climate change. It's concise, accessible, and full of insights and information which I suspect most readers will find new and revealing.' Permaculture Magazine 'Requiem for a Species is recommended for those who want to get a clearer picture of the science of climate change' Camilla Royle, Socialist Review 'Anyone even superficially concerned about climate change would fo well to read CLive Hamilton's Requiem for a Species...highly entertaining and excellently sources book' Talitha Haller, Ecosystem Marketplace. 'Even more strongly, Hamilton argues that humans have become docile puppets of the growth-focused system and that only those 'who have internalized the goals of the system most faithfully' become political leaders.' Climate Policy 'Hamilton advises that we grieve appropriately. That is, we should despair about the failure of humanity to prevent the climate change problem from reaching current levels, we should accept the new vision of the future that this entails and the need to transform our previous way of life, and we should act to make the best of the situation as we can. Unlike other drier reports and softly spoken analyses of climate change, this book frankly communicates the urgency of the problem, and I hope many people read it.' Katie Steele, Climate Law. 'As Hamilton so convincingly demonstrates, climate change is not only an inconvenient, but a distressing and fundamentally life-changing, truth. When faced with facts so alien to our ideology, we experience 'cognitive dissonance', and become almost incapable of accepting the evidence before us. So if, psychologically, humans as a species were never able to deal with the threat of climate change, is anyone really to blame? Well, Hamilton lays the blame firmly with the corporations.' Green World 'Requiem for a Species by Clive Hamilton was chosen as the May 2010 Book of the Month on my website, www.globalforesightbooks.org. Very important book.' Michael Marien, Editor, GlobalForesightBooks.org 'Anyone concerned with global affairs, facing up to climate change, and long-term futures should read this book' Michael Marien, Editor, GlobalForesightBooks.org 'Refreshing in its candour, clearly-written and well-sourced, Requiem for a Species is a landmark polemic. So while it is undoubtedly an important book for activists, it is clear humanity's future depends on those who are currently not involved in climate activism reading and acting on the facts and arguments contained within. Spread the word.' Ian Sinclair, Peace News "This book succeeds in revealing why we have ignored the scientific warnings of climate change. Hamilton analyses the science and underlying reasons for global warming with an appropriate blend of dispassion and compassion." -Suzanne Simard, PhD, RPF, BC Forest Professional MagazineTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1. No Escaping the Science 2. Growth Fetishism 3. The Consumer Self 4. Many Forms of Denial 5. Disconnection from Nature 6. Is There a Way Out? 7. The Four-Degree World 8. Reconstructing a Future Appendix: Greenhouse Gases Notes Index
£19.99
Amberley Publishing Holidays with Hitler
Book SynopsisHolidays with Hitler tells the story of how Germans spent their leisure time. It looks at consumerism, entertainment and travel in National Socialist Germany. Meticulously researched, this is a fascinating insight into everyday life under the Nazi regime.
£19.54
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Stem Cell Research
Book SynopsisIn this timely collection, some of the world''s leading ethicists grapple with the variety of issues posed by human embryonic stem cell research. Investigates the moral status of the embryo including the creation of chimeras and paying for gametes (eggs and sperm) and embryos for research purposes Provides a thorough evaluation of the ethics and politics of regulating hESC research, and the privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent in the conduct of research and clinical investigations Essential reading for scientists, philosophers, policy makers, and all who are interested in the ethical conduct of science Contributors include David DeGrazia, Lori Gruen, Elizabeth Harman, John Harris, Jeff McMahan, Don Marquis and Peter Singer Trade Review"Recommended reading for all who have their doubts … .The book works impressively and convincingly through the various arguments related to stem cell research." (Ethical Perspectives, Autumn 2009)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. 1. Introduction: Laura Grabel and Lori Gruen. 2. The Ambiguity of the Embryo: Ethical Inconsistency in the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Katrien Devolder and John Harri. 3. Killing Embryos for Stem Cell Research: Jeff McMahan. 4. The Moral-Principle Objection to Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Don Marquis. 5. How is the Ethics of Stem Cell Research Different from the Ethics of Abortion?: Elizabeth Harman. 6. Respecting Human Embryos within Stem Cell Research: Seeking Harmony: Bertha Alvarez Manninen. 7. Rescuing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: The Possibility of Embryo Reconstitution after Stem Cell Derivation: Katrien Devolder and Christopher M. Ward. 8. The Moral Status of Stem Cells: Agata Sagan and Peter Singer. 9. Oocytes for Sale?: Lori Gruen. 10. Human-Animal Chimeras: Human Dignity, Moral Status, and Species Prejudice: David Degrazia. 11. Why No Compromise is Possible: Torbjörn Tännsjö. Index
£18.99
Johns Hopkins University Press User Unfriendly
Book SynopsisUser Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets.Trade Review"A thoughtful, even profound meditation on the relationship of technology and culture." (Robert C. Post, National Museum of American History)"Table of ContentsIntroduction: Our Marvelous and Maddening Machines1. The Advent of Technology Consumption2. Buying an Automobile3. Running a Car4. Tools, Tinkering, and Trouble5. Reading the Owner's Manual6. Computers and the Tyranny of Technology ConsumptionEpilogue: The Technology TreadmillAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£50.00
Peter Lang Publishing Inc Sport Beer and Gender
Book SynopsisSport, Beer, and Gender: Promotional Culture and Contemporary Social Life brings together a group of esteemed international scholars to focus on the important, complex, and mutually reinforcing relationships between sport, beer, and gender in fashioning promotional strategies and shaping global cultures of consumption. Collectively, the book examines a well-known social constellation that has received little specific scholarly attention although it sits at the axis of many lines of expanding inquiry in sport studies, media studies, gender studies, cultural studies, consumer studies, and the study of alcohol and substance abuse. The essays gathered here interrogate and trace beer as a commodity as it circumnavigates the circuit of commodification including: (1) institutions and production, (2) texts and representation, and (3) consumption and reception; they explore how it moves from concept to reality, from the private to the public realm, and ultimately its effects on contemporTable of ContentsContents: Lawrence A. Wenner/Steven J. Jackson: Sport, Beer, and Gender in Promotional Culture: On the Dynamics of a Holy Trinity – James R. Walker/Nelson Hathcock/Robert V. Bellamy: Domesticating the Brew: Gender and Sport in Postwar Magazine Advertising for Beer – John Horne/Garry Whannel: Beer Sponsors Football: What Could Go Wrong? – Shannon Jette/Robert E.C. Sparks/Ilana Pinsky/Liliana Castaneda/Rebecca J. Haines: Youth, Sports, and the Culture of Beer Drinking: Global Alcohol Sponsorship of Sports and Cultural Events in Latin America – John Amis/Ronald L. Mower/Michael L. Silk: (Michael) Power, Gendered Subjectivities, and Filmic Representation: Brand Strategy and Guinness’ Critical Assignment in Africa – Lawrence A. Wenner: Brewing Consumption: Sports Dirt, Mythic Masculinity, and the Ethos of Beer Commercials – Lindsey J. Meân: On the Lite Side? Miller Lite’s Men of the Square Table, Man Laws, and the Making of Masculinity – Jim McKay/Michael Emmison/Janine Mikosza: Lads, Larrikins and Mates: Hegemonic Masculinities in Australian Beer Advertisements – Steven J. Jackson/Sarah Gee/Jay Scherer: Producing and Consuming Masculinity: New Zealand’s (Speight’s) «Southern Man» – David Rowe/Callum Gilmour: Lubrication and Domination: Beer, Sport, Masculinity, and the Australian Gender Order – Catherine Palmer: The «Grog Squad»: An Ethnography of Beer Consumption at Australian Rules Football – Margaret Carlisle Duncan/Alan Aycock: «I Laughed Until I Hurt»: Negative Humor in Super Bowl Ads – Charles Atkin/Walter Gantz: Promotion and Prevention of Drinking in U.S. College Sports – Garry Crawford: Consuming Sport, Consuming Beer: Sport Fans, Scene, and Everyday Life.
£67.95
Peter Lang Publishing Inc The Diffusion of Innovations
Book SynopsisIn the last edition of the Diffusion of Innovations, Everett Rogers challenged diffusion scholars to move beyond the methods and models of the past, recognize the limitation of prior approaches, and broaden the conceptions of the diffusion of innovations. This book answers that call. It brings together noted diffusion scholars and presents a communication perspective for the study of the diffusion process. Using approaches ranging from mathematical modeling and multidimensional scaling to network analysis and agent-based modeling, chapters critically examine the current theoretical and methodological approaches in diffusion research and present novel ways to understand the process. Each chapter expands the scope of diffusion theory and lays the groundwork for the next generation of scholarship. The book is a must-read for anyone wishing to study trends in diffusion research, including diffusion scholars, marketers of ideas and products, communication and management consultants, Trade Review«These chapters truly do ‘advance’ the study of the diffusion of innovations. They expand the conceptual domain of adoption (with relations and appropriation), the process (using mathematical and agent-based models), the nature of diffusion (with alternate perspectives), the challenges provided by new media, and complementary theoretical perspectives.» (Ronald E. Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara) «‘The Diffusion of Innovations: A Communication Science Perspective’ charts out a compelling and refreshing twenty-first century research agenda for a topic that captured the intellectual imagination of many scholars in the twentieth century. The chapters in this book showcase the breadth and depth of novel conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and practical approaches that will advance our understanding of the multi-level and contextual dynamics associated with the diffusion of innovations.» (Noshir Contractor, Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University)Table of ContentsContents: Arun Vishwanath/George A. Barnett: Introduction – Arun Vishwanath/Hao Chen: Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of the Innovation-Decision Process – Oscar Peters: Three Theoretical Perspectives on Communication Technology Adoption – Veronika Karnowski/Thilo von Pape/Werner Wirth: Overcoming the Binary Logic of Adoption – Lidwien van de Wijngaert/Harry Bouwman: Theoretical and Methodological Starting Points for a Situational Approach towards the Understanding of the Adoption and Use of New Technologies and Services – George A. Barnett: Mathematical Models of the Diffusion Process – James A. Danowski/Julia Gluesing/Ken Riopelle: The Revolution in Diffusion Theory Caused by New Media – Frank Tutzauer/Kyounghee Hazel Kwon/Benjamin Elbirt: Network Diffusion of Two Competing Ideas – Carolyn A. Lin: Media Substitution: Supplementation, Complementarity, or Displacement? – Arvind Singhal: Turning Diffusion of Innovations Paradigm on Its Head – James W. Dearing/Gary Meyer: The Active Adopter in the Diffusion of Innovations.
£71.51
Peter Lang Publishing Inc Girlhood Beauty Pageants and Power
Book SynopsisGirlhood, Beauty Pageants, and Power: Trailer Park Royalty explores the phenomenon of child beauty pageants in rural communities throughout the American South. In a bricolage of post-structural feminism, critical ethnographies, critical hermeneutics, and cultural studies lenses, this book analyzes how the performance of participantsmost from a lower socio-economic bracketand the power exercised by beauty pageant culture work to formulate girls' identities. Girlhood, Beauty Pageants, and Power also examines how depictions in popular culture through film, videos, documentaries, and television shows add to the dialogue. Author Elisabeth B. Thompson-Hardy suggests rural pageant culture works to create girlhood identity and shapes the way participants view the world and themselvesthrough intricate cultural work in terms of gender and class. This book is intended for students and teachers who are interested in dissecting rural girlhood and development, Southern American Trade Review“Occasionally a book like Girlhood, Beauty Pageants, and Power: Trailer Park Royalty appears and opens complicated conversations that are intriguing. Conceptualizations of female identity and beauty pageants dwell in this text within the context of Southern place. The analysis swirls with a bricolage of critical traditions. Elisabeth B. Thompson-Hardy deftly negotiates the relationships among language, social institutions, beauty pageants, subjectivity, class, power, and place. This book is a major contribution to fields as diverse as cultural studies, gender studies, and place studies. It is a first-rate scholarly contribution. Read it.” —William M. Reynolds, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading, Georgia Southern UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements – Introduction – Rural Beauty Pageant Culture, Girlhood, and Power – Situating the Bricolage: Research and the Critical Tradition – Bricolage: Cultural Studies, Poststructural Feminism, and Poststructuralist Ethnography – Pageant Culture, Media, Social Class, and Power – Conclusions and Directions for Future Study.
£31.95
University of Toronto Press Purchasing Power
Book SynopsisExploring the roots of Canadian consumer culture between the 1890s and the Second World War, Purchasing Power uncovers the meanings that Canadians have attached to consumer goods. Offering a new perspective on the temperance, conservation, home economics, feminist, and co-operative movements of this period, this book brings women’s consumer interests to the fore. Due to their exclusion from formal politics and most paid employment, many Canadian women leveraged their consumer roles into personal and social opportunities. In the consumer sphere, they sought solutions for their isolation, their desire for upward mobility and personal expression, and their families’ survival. Through their purchasing power, Canadian women transformed consumer culture into an arena of political engagement.Trade Review"Drawing on rich archival research, Donica Belisle has written a fascinating consumer history of Canada, focusing on women’s contributions before the Second World War. This well-written study explores the links between citizenship and consumption, detailing the ways that white British practices were normalized as 'Canadian' and the role that women played in the formation of white Canadian nationalism in the early twentieth century." -- Vicki Howard, Department of History, University of Essex"Today, the term 'pro-sumer' denotes 'a consumer who becomes involved with designing or customizing products for their own needs.' This study of women considers the forms of political consumerism in which they engaged and reveals the political values they held." -- Anne Burke * The Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature *“Many white Canadian women between the 1890s and 1930s deployed notions of consumer taste to solidify their own privilege. This book helps us appreciate why consumption continues to compel so many women now, even in the face of mounting evidence of its destructiveness.” -- Tracey Deutsch, Department of History and the Imagine Chair in Arts, Design, and Humanities, University of Minnesota"La force du livre de Donica Belisle, dont l’écriture est par ailleurs limpide, est de restituer la complexité et les ambivalences qui ont ponctué le chemin vers la société de consommation industrielle. Cet ouvrage représente donc une contribution majeure à l’histoire de l’économie politique canadienne." -- Clarence Hatton-Proulx, Sorbonne Université * Histoire sociale / Social History *"This is a wonderful book that delves deeply into issues of class, gender, and race, considering how these classifications alternatively empower and exclude." -- P. LeClerc, emerita, St. Lawrence University * CHOICE *"This is a book about the rise of a Canadian consumer culture as viewed through the prism of women’s associations, publications and activities. This, it does well." -- Béatrice Craig, University of Ottawa * Prairie History *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Consumer Culture in Historical Perspective 1. Temperance and the Rise of Sober Consumer Culture 2. Shopping for Victory: Consumer Citizenship in Wartime 3. Home Economics and the Training of the Consumer Citizenry 4. Rural Consumer Citizens: Consumption in the Countryside 5. For Whom Do We Dress? Feminism and Fashion 6. Challenging Capitalism? The Limits of Collective Buying Conclusion: Empowerment and Exclusion: Consumption in Canadian History Notes Bibliography Index
£20.69
University of Toronto Press Purchasing Power
Book SynopsisWhy do Canadians consume? This book explores the meanings of consumption in early-twentieth-century Canada, demonstrating that many Canadians have long viewed consumer goods as central to their visions of belonging, identity, and citizenship.Trade Review"Drawing on rich archival research, Donica Belisle has written a fascinating consumer history of Canada, focusing on women’s contributions before the Second World War. This well-written study explores the links between citizenship and consumption, detailing the ways that white British practices were normalized as 'Canadian' and the role that women played in the formation of white Canadian nationalism in the early twentieth century." -- Vicki Howard, Department of History, University of Essex"Today, the term 'pro-sumer' denotes 'a consumer who becomes involved with designing or customizing products for their own needs.' This study of women considers the forms of political consumerism in which they engaged and reveals the political values they held." -- Anne Burke * The Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature *“Many white Canadian women between the 1890s and 1930s deployed notions of consumer taste to solidify their own privilege. This book helps us appreciate why consumption continues to compel so many women now, even in the face of mounting evidence of its destructiveness.” -- Tracey Deutsch, Department of History and the Imagine Chair in Arts, Design, and Humanities, University of Minnesota"La force du livre de Donica Belisle, dont l’écriture est par ailleurs limpide, est de restituer la complexité et les ambivalences qui ont ponctué le chemin vers la société de consommation industrielle. Cet ouvrage représente donc une contribution majeure à l’histoire de l’économie politique canadienne." -- Clarence Hatton-Proulx, Sorbonne Université * Histoire sociale / Social History *"This is a wonderful book that delves deeply into issues of class, gender, and race, considering how these classifications alternatively empower and exclude." -- P. LeClerc, emerita, St. Lawrence University * CHOICE *"This is a book about the rise of a Canadian consumer culture as viewed through the prism of women’s associations, publications and activities. This, it does well." -- Béatrice Craig, University of Ottawa * Prairie History *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Consumer Culture in Historical Perspective 1. Temperance and the Rise of Sober Consumer Culture 2. Shopping for Victory: Consumer Citizenship in Wartime 3. Home Economics and the Training of the Consumer Citizenry 4. Rural Consumer Citizens: Consumption in the Countryside 5. For Whom Do We Dress? Feminism and Fashion 6. Challenging Capitalism? The Limits of Collective Buying Conclusion: Empowerment and Exclusion: Consumption in Canadian History Notes Bibliography Index
£51.85
