Work, consumerism and the new poor / Zygmunt Bauman.
Material type: TextSeries: Issues in society | Issues in societyPublication details: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 131 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780335215980 (pbk.) :
- 9780335215997 (hbk.) :
- 362.5 22
- HC79.P6 B36 2005
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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.