Humphery, Kim
Excess: Anti-consumerism in the West
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745645414
- author:
- Humphery, Kim
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 21.1 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm
- Genre:
- Social theory
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Excess: Anti-consumerism in the West explores the growing politics of anti-consumerism in wealthy nations. Over the past decade, consumer spending has reached unprecedented levels, and in response, movements such as culture jamming, simple living, slow food, and fair trade have emerged.
This book provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the 'new politics of consumption', examining how anti-consumerism is being re-framed by global recession. Kim Humphery draws on interviews with activists across three continents to explore anti-consumerism as cultural interpretation, lifestyle change, and collective action.
While highlighting the positive advances of the anti-consumerist movement, Excess also challenges contemporary critical thinking on consumerism, arguing that critics often focus too much on individual consumers rather than the institutions driving consumption. A thought-provoking analysis of a timely topic, this book offers a refreshingly accessible discussion of contemporary commentary and theory.
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