Spaces for consumption : pleasure and placelessness in the post-industrial city / Steven Miles.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : SAGE, 2010Description: 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1412946654
- 9781412946650
- 1412946662
- 9781412946667
- 307.76 22
- HB801 .M55 2010
Contents:
Summary: 'Spaces for Consumption' offers an in-depth and sophisticated analysis of the processes that underpin the commodification of the city and explains the physical manifestation of consumerism as a way of life.
The city of complicity -- The individualised city? -- Creating cities -- Consuming culture -- Architectures of consumption -- Shopping for dreams -- The spectacular mega-event -- Themed parks.
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| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 307.76 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A506016B |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-200) and index.
The city of complicity -- The individualised city? -- Creating cities -- Consuming culture -- Architectures of consumption -- Shopping for dreams -- The spectacular mega-event -- Themed parks.
'Spaces for Consumption' offers an in-depth and sophisticated analysis of the processes that underpin the commodification of the city and explains the physical manifestation of consumerism as a way of life.
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