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Beyond Consumer Capitalism: Media and the Limits to Imagination by Justin Lewis
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- Book Title
- Beyond Consumer Capitalism: Media and the Limits to Imagination
- Publication Date
- 2013-10-11
- ISBN
- 9780745650241
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-10
0745650244
ISBN-13
9780745650241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167717318
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Beyond Consumer Capitalism : Media and the Limits to Imagination
Subject
Media Studies, Economics / General
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2023-279682
Reviews
"Examines with eloquence and erudition the rampant consumer capitalism and persistent neo-liberalism of contemporary society and investigates the media's collusion in this state of affairs. This is a book for our times." James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London "A masterpiece. With panache and vision, Lewis makes a powerful case for the severe limitations of contemporary capitalism for a sustainable or humane society and he locates the commercial media's fingerprints all over the rotting corpse. Lewis provides a powerful critique and also points towards a way out. Elegantly written and with a sweeping command of the relevant literature, Beyond Consumer Capitalism is a book I will use in my classes; it should be required reading for young people wanting to understand our predicament." Robert W. McChesney, University of Illinois "Justin Lewis is one of the world's most acute observers of contemporary cultural politics. Effortlessly blending political economy, textual analysis and participant observation, his latest book alerts us, in an incisive but always humane way, to the excesses of consumption. This is an instant classic with abiding lessons for us all." Toby Miller, University of California Riverside
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
330.122
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements page vii 1 Introduction: The problems of consumer capitalism in the twenty-first century - and why we find it so difficult to appreciate them 1 Part I Stretching beyond its limits: The tired machinery of consumer capitalism 2 Consumer capitalism as a cul-de-sac 15 3 The environmental, economic and social constraints of consumer capitalism 26 Part II Selling stories 4 The insatiable age 53 5 Tales of sales: The politics of advertising 70 Part III Reporting consumer capitalism 6 Disposable news and democracy: Rethinking the way we report the world 93 7 Disposable news, consumerism and growth 111 Part IV Waste and retrieval 8 Obsessed with obsolescence: Confusing hyperconsumption with progress 133 9 Imagining a different world 154 Notes 177 References 205 Index 223
Synopsis
Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics and our culture. Yet there is a growing body of research from a range of disciplines that suggests that consumer capitalism may be past its sell-by date., Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, politics and culture. Yet there is a growing body of research suggesting it may be past its sell-by date. If we are to find new ideas to guide our economy and society, Lewis argues, we must begin by analysing the role of media in consumer capitalism, and change the way we organize media and communications., Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics and our culture. Yet there is a growing body of research from a range of disciplines that suggests that consumer capitalism may be past its sell-by date. Beyond Consumer Capitalism begins by showing how, for people in the developed world, consumer capitalism has become economically and environmentally unsustainable and is no longer able to deliver its abiding promise of enhancing quality of life . This cutting-edge book then asks why we devote so little time and effort to imagining other forms of human progress. The answer, Lewis suggests, is that our cultural and information industries limit rather than stimulate critical thinking, keeping us on the treadmill of consumption and narrowing our vision of what constitutes progress. If we are to find a way out of this cul de sac, Lewis argues, we must begin by analysing the role of media in consumer capitalism and changing the way we organize media and communications. We need a cultural environment that encourages rather than stifles new ideas about what guides our economy and our society. Timely and compelling, Beyond Consumer Capitalism will have strong appeal to students and scholars of media studies, cultural studies and consumer culture.
LC Classification Number
HB501
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- a***n (42)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (92)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.