The market imperfections of business, shoppers and consumerism

The market imperfections of business, shoppers and consumerism

By Lawrence Black Much recent work on consumerism, from Frank Trentmann on things, to Bethany Moreton’s brilliant study of Walmart, through to Robert Miller’s anthropological work, has creatively and productively entangled shopping, politics, everyday life and...

The Consumption of Culture – A Global History

Global History seminarFrank Trentmann (Birkbeck)17 March 2010The Consumption of Culture – A Global HistoryThis is a guest post by Bianca Harrisskitt, one of IHR Digital’s interns from the University of Leicester. The growth of consumerism is a topic that seems to be...