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UNINA9910476896103321 |
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Autore |
Mohr Ernst <p>Ernst Mohr, Universität St. Gallen, Schweiz </p> |
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Titolo |
The Production of Consumer Society : Cultural-Economic Principles of Distinction / Ernst Mohr |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2021 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consumption |
Aesthetics |
Style |
Culture |
Distinction |
Economy |
Sociology of Culture |
Cultural Theory |
Economics |
Sociology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Content -- Preface -- Part 1: Culture of Dissimilarity -- Chapter 1. Material -- Chapter 2. Style -- Chapter 3. Distant and Near Vision -- PART 2: THE PRODUCTIVE CONSUMER -- Introduction -- Chapter 4. Inside Culture's Sorting Plant -- Chapter 5. Social Volition and Cultural Prowess -- Chapter 6. Cultural Selection -- Chapter 7. Social Evolution -- PART 3: THE STYLISH PRESENT DAY -- Introduction -- Chapter 8. Cultural Juxtaposition and Stylistic Fertilisation -- Chapter 9. Identity Industry -- Chapter 10. The Added Value of Becoming -- Bibliography -- List of Figures -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With a novel quality theory of consumption which treats opulence and self-restraint in consumption styles symmetrically, Ernst Mohr shows how social distance and proximity are communicated by consumption |
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