Falk, Pasi.

The consuming body [electronic resource] / Pasi Falk. - London : SAGE, 1994. - 1 online resource (xvii, 238 p.) : ill. - Theory, culture & society . - Theory, culture & society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pasi Falk offers a major synthesis and critical assessment of the debates surrounding the body, the self and contemporary consumer culture. He explores two fundamental issues for modern social theory - the delineation of modern consumption and the body's historically changing position in various cultural orders.

Specialized.

9781446250648 (ebook) : No price


Human body--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

GN298 / .F35 1994

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