Political Virtue and Shopping: Individuals, Consumerism, and Collective Action (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403961334)

Shoppers can express their values as they search for value. Political consumerism is turning the market into a site for politics and ethics, as consumer choices reflect personal attitudes and purchases are informed by ethical or political assessment of business and government practice. In such forms as boycotts, when consumers refuse to buy, or buycotts, where consumers shift their purchases, the ostensibly apolitical marketplace is a site of contestation at the intersection of globalization and individualization. This book opens readers' eyes to a new way of viewing everyday consumer choices and the role of the market in our lives, illuminating the broader theoretical and historical context of concerns about sweatshops, responsible coffee, and ethical and free trade.

Author: M. Micheletti
ISBN-10: 1403961336
ISBN-13: 9781403961334
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2003
Pages: 307
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.72w x 0.79d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2004 pg. 80