Cultures of Consumption

Consumption occupied a privileged place in the fabric of British society during the 1980s, when the world of goods became a critical factor in determining identity. In a groundbreaking work of cultural history, Frank Mort explores popular and commercial culture of the period, showing how the market place dramatized a series of pressing questions about sexual politics and the meaning of masculinity.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; PART I The Cultural Authority of Style; PART II Commercial Epistemologies: Advertising, Marketing and Retailing since the 1950s; PART III Topographies of Taste: Place, Space and Identity in 1980s London; Chapter 2 Conclusion;

About the author

David Morley, Frank Mort

Product details

• Authors: Frank Mort
• Publisher: Routledge
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.1996
• EAN: 9780415030519
• ISBN: 978-0-415-03051-9
• No. of pages: 290
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 602 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)