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Affluenza when too much is never enough
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- ISBN: 1741156246 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781741156249 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781741156249 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
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1 online resource (224 p.) - Publisher: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2005.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Title page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 What is affluenza?; Chapter 2 Consuming passions; Chapter 3 Spreading the virus; Chapter 4 How much is enough?; Chapter 5 Debt; Chapter 6 Overwork; Chapter 7 Wasteful consumption; Chapter 8 Spending ourselves sick; Chapter 9 The politics of affluenza; Chapter 10 The downshifters; Chapter 11 A new politics; Endnotes; Index; A political manifesto for wellbeing; |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
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| Genre: | EBOOK. Electronic books. |
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Summary:
The Western world is in the grip of a consumerism that is unique in human history. We overwork, we spend huge amounts on things we never use, then we chuck them out. The author of the bestselling Growth Fetish pries into our wardrobes, kitchens and backyards, and shows us what choice really means.
