I Want That! - How We All Became Shoppers

Zusatztext "I Want That!...help[s] us understand an activity that is fraught with cultural implications. " Informationen zum Autor Thomas Hine, the author of four previous books, including Populuxe and The Total Package, is a writer on culture, history, and design. He is a columnist for Philadelphia Magazine and a contributor to the Atlantic Monthly, Martha Stewart Living, Architectural Record, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other publications. He Lives in Philadelphia. Klappentext Shopping has a lot in common with sex. Just about everybody does it. Some people brag about how well they do it. Some keep it a secret. And both provide ample opportunities to make foolish choices. Choosing and using objects is a primal human activity, and I Want That! is nothing less than a portrait of humanity as the species that shops. It explores the history of acquisition -- finding, choosing, spending -- from our amber-coveting Neolithic forebears to Renaissance nobles who outfitted themselves for power to twenty-first-century bargain hunters looking for a good buy on eBay. I Want That! explores the minds of shoppers in the quest to nourish and feed fantasies, to define individuality, to provide for family, and to satisfy the needs for celebration, power, and choice -- all of which lead us to malls, boutiques, websites, and superstores. Zusammenfassung Shopping has a lot in common with sex. Just about everybody does it. Some people brag about how well they do it. Some keep it a secret. And both provide ample opportunities to make foolish choices. Choosing and using objects is a primal human activity! and I Want That! is nothing less than a portrait of humanity as the species that shops. It explores the history of acquisition -- finding! choosing! spending -- from our amber-coveting Neolithic forebears to Renaissance nobles who outfitted themselves for power to twenty-first-century bargain hunters looking for a good buy on eBay. I Want That! explores the minds of shoppers in the quest to nourish and feed fantasies! to define individuality! to provide for family! and to satisfy the needs for celebration! power! and choice -- all of which lead us to malls! boutiques! websites! and superstores. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Hine
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.10.2003
• EAN: 9780060959838
• ISBN: 978-0-06-095983-8
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 14 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Sociology, Popular Culture, Economics, Psychology, History of Science, Social, group or collective psychology, Management: leadership and motivation, History of engineering and technology, Social and cultural anthropology, Sales and marketing, HISTORY: General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, MARKETING: CONSUMER TRENDS & BEHAVIOR, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Consumer Behavior, ECONOMICS: CONSUMER, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Marketing / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Economics / Consumer, Marketing / Consumer Trends & Behavior