Consuming Cities

by Malcolm Miles

2020-12-28 20:29:04

Contemporary urban consumption touches the everyday lives of most citizens and permeates discussion of society and culture today.Consuming Citieslooks at this topic from perspectives in both sociology and cultural theory, drawing together references ... Read more
Contemporary urban consumption touches the everyday lives of most citizens and permeates discussion of society and culture today.Consuming Citieslooks at this topic from perspectives in both sociology and cultural theory, drawing together references from mainstream and also less obvious sources in both literatures. Each chapter includes a specific case of a city or aspect of consumption, ranging from a history of urban consumption, gambling to the consumption of culture and its place in tourism to the consumption palace of the cruise liner. This definitive and accessible book will be an invaluable resource to a wide range of students. Less

Book Details

File size8.5 X 5.51 X 0.49 in
Print pages209
PublisherRed Globe Press
Publication date October 12, 2004
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780333977101
Malcolm Miles is Professor of Cultural Theory at the University of Plymouth, UK, where he convenes the Critical Spaces Research Group and coordinates a research methods programme for the Faculty of Ar...

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