Scarcity and Modernity

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Xenos Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1989. In this book Nicholas Xenos argues that the assumption that scarcity is a universal human condition is far from universal but rather a product of western influence. Informed by the work of Baudrillard, Bourdieu, Girard, and Sahlins, this historical narrative of scarcity incorporates interpretations of texts and practices from eighteenth-century London to contemporary New York. Lucid and elegant in style, Scarcity and Modernity will appear to those with interests in social and political thought and cultural criticism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Inventing Scarcity 2. The Promise of Abundance 3. Economizing 4. Consuming; Conclusion; Index

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• Authors: Nicholas Xenos, Nicholas (University of Massachusetts Xenos, Xenos Nicholas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.10.2017
• EAN: 9781138081772
• ISBN: 978-1-138-08177-2
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Environmental Economics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Human Geography, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Environmental science, engineering and technology