02181nam 2200433 450 991079401720332120210301210257.09781452963860eBook(CKB)4100000011219006(MiAaPQ)EBC6190698(EXLCZ)99410000001121900620200808d2020 uy 0engurcn#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThings worth keeping the value of attachment in a disposable world /Christine HaroldMinneapolis, Minnesota ;London :University of Minnesota Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (x, 277 pages) illustrationsIncludes index.Introduction: turning toward things: accumulation, attachment, and agency -- The dreams stuff is made of : attaching to inanimate objects -- On target : aura, affect, and the rhetoric of design democracy -- Some assembly required : IKEA, project value, and what happens when things come apart -- The value of story : extending the value of objects -- The handmade tale : crafting, making, and the lure of the artisanal -- Conclusion: expanding and intensifying the value(s) of objects."Rampant consumerism has inundated our planet with pollution and waste, yet attempts to create environmentally friendly forms of consumption are often co-opted by corporations. Christine Harold investigates the attachments we form to the objects we buy, keep, and discard, exploring how these attachments might be marshaled to create less wasteful practices and balance our consumerist and ecological impulses"--Provided by publisher.Waste (Economics)Consumption (Economics)Attachment behaviorWaste (Economics)Consumption (Economics)Attachment behavior.155.92Harold Christine1537219MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQCaOWtU9910794017203321Things worth keeping3786409UNINA