gogo
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Work, consumerism and the new poor / Zygmunt Bauman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Issues in society | Issues in societyPublication details: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 131 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780335215980 (pbk.) :
  • 9780335215997 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 362.5 22
LOC classification:
  • HC79.P6 B36 2005
Online resources: Summary: In this volume, Zygmunt Bauman examines how the definition of being 'poor' has changed in light of the growth of consumerism in Western society, and also attempts to evaluate the relevance of traditional methods of tackling poverty. This edition discusses redundancy, disposability and exclusion.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 339.46 BAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 124601

Previous ed.: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this volume, Zygmunt Bauman examines how the definition of being 'poor' has changed in light of the growth of consumerism in Western society, and also attempts to evaluate the relevance of traditional methods of tackling poverty. This edition discusses redundancy, disposability and exclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Powered by Koha