{"product_id":"shopping-social-and-cultural-perspectives-9780745638614","title":"Shopping  Social and Cultural Perspectives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Zukin, \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn College and City University Graduate Center and author of \u003c\/i\u003ePoint of Purchase\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEkaterina Makarova, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Shopping in the Rain\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 From Thrift to Spendthrift: How Buying Turned Into Spending\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 A la Recherche des Shops Perdus\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Signposts and Shopping Milestones: Too Old For Topshop?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Shopping: A Rough Guide to Gender\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Putting on a Posh Voice\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Conclusion: Taking it all For Granted\u003cbr\u003eBibliography","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404374581591,"sku":"9780745638614","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745638614.jpg?v=1730486265","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shopping-social-and-cultural-perspectives-9780745638614","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}