{"product_id":"consumer-society-and-ecological-crisis-leslie-m-meier-9780367431624","title":"Consumer Society and Ecological Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConsumer Society and Ecological Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e advances a critique of consumer capitalism and its role in driving environmental degradation and climate crisis, placing a spotlight on how marketing and distribution activities help maintain unsustainable levels of consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than focusing on the most visible sites of promotional communication, Meier examines less conspicuous facets of marketing and logistics in distinct chapters on plastic packaging, e-commerce, and sustainability pledges in the fossil fuel sector. These three main chapters each explore links between ecological crisis and consumer capitalism, drawing on critical theory and Marxist thought. The topics of consumer convenience, speed, and economic growth - and the role of fossil fuels as guarantor of these logics of consumer society - unite the critical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSituated in the field of media and communication studies and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and students in the areas of media and communication studies, cultural studies, sociology, geography, philosophy, political science, and advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie M. Meier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367431629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367431624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Leslie M. Meier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302018838783,"sku":"9780367431624","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32218ed1-295f-497e-96e9-00fac4a43ae0.jpg?v=1695159047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/consumer-society-and-ecological-crisis-leslie-m-meier-9780367431624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}