A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption

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A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption is written by David Kivinen and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0230295339 (ISBN 10) and 9780230295339 (ISBN 13).

Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.