Hilton, Matthew.
Prosperity for all consumer activism in an era of globalization / [electronic resource] : Matthew Hilton. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009. - xi, 315 p. : ill., map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-305) and index.
Introduction : the wealth of access -- The fear of fortune : the uneasy consumer in an age of affluence -- Cold war shoppers : consumerism as state project -- Poverty amid prosperity : consumer protest beyond the affluent west -- Consumers of the world unite : consumption and the new global order -- The all-consuming network : the politics of protest in an age of consumption -- Backlash : the corporate critique of consumerism -- Choose life : consumer rights versus human rights -- Shopping for justice : the freedom of free trade -- Conclusion : the poverty of choice.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Consumer protection--Political aspects.
Consumption (Economics)--Political aspects.
Consumer satisfaction--Political aspects.
Consumer behavior--Political aspects.
Globalization--Political aspects.
Electronic books.
HC79.C63 / H55 2009eb
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Prosperity for all consumer activism in an era of globalization / [electronic resource] : Matthew Hilton. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009. - xi, 315 p. : ill., map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-305) and index.
Introduction : the wealth of access -- The fear of fortune : the uneasy consumer in an age of affluence -- Cold war shoppers : consumerism as state project -- Poverty amid prosperity : consumer protest beyond the affluent west -- Consumers of the world unite : consumption and the new global order -- The all-consuming network : the politics of protest in an age of consumption -- Backlash : the corporate critique of consumerism -- Choose life : consumer rights versus human rights -- Shopping for justice : the freedom of free trade -- Conclusion : the poverty of choice.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Consumer protection--Political aspects.
Consumption (Economics)--Political aspects.
Consumer satisfaction--Political aspects.
Consumer behavior--Political aspects.
Globalization--Political aspects.
Electronic books.
HC79.C63 / H55 2009eb
381.3/4