Geographies Of Consumption

Description:
This critical introduction to consumption and its geographies provides an engaged summary of the consumption literature and demonstrates that consumption is intimately related to the production of space in everyday life. In Geographies of Consumption Juliana Mansvelt provides readers with a detailed explanation of political-economic and social-cultural perspectives on consumption at different scales. She opens with overview chapters on the history and conceptualisation of consumption and moves on to thematic chapters on consumption spaces; the body and identity; commodity chains; globalization commercial cultures. The text is illustrated throughout with comparative case study-material and features boxes and annotated notes for further reading. A review of consumption from a spatial perspective, this critical analysis of the key debates is the first synoptic overview in the geographic literature. Geographies of Consumption will be widely used in modules in economic and social geography, and should be the core text for those with a focus on consumption

Review:
'This introduction to consumption and its geographies provides an overview of the key issues in the consumption literature, demonstrating that consumption is intimately related to the production of space in everdyay life. Subjects covered include detailed explanations of political, economic, and social perspectives of consumption, as well as comparative case study material.' -- APADE 20061205

Table of Contents:
Geographies of Consumption Histories Spaces Identities Connections Commercial Cultures Moralities