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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 Virginia
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Shopping in the Rain
Chapter 2 From Thrift to Spendthrift: How Buying Turned Into Spending
Chapter 3 A la Recherche des Shops Perdus
Chapter 4 Signposts and Shopping Milestones: Too Old For Topshop?
Chapter 5 Shopping: A Rough Guide to Gender
Chapter 6 Putting on a Posh Voice
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Taking it all For Granted
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