{"product_id":"spaces-for-consumption-steven-miles-9781412946667","title":"Spaces for Consumption: Pleasure and Placelessness in the Post-Industrial City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpaces for Consumption \u003c\/strong\u003eoffers an in-depth and sophisticated analysis of the processes that underpin the commodification of the city and explains the physical manifestation of consumerism as a way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging directly with the social, economic, and cultural processes that have resulted in our cities being defined through consumption this vibrant book clearly demonstrates the ways in which consumption has come to play a key role in the reinvention of the post-industrial city \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book provides a critical understanding of how consumption redefines the consumers′ relationship to place using empirical examples and case studies to bring the issues to life. It discusses many of the key spaces and arenas in which this redefinition occurs including shopping, themed space, mega-events, and architecture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloping the notion of ′contrived communality,′ Steven Miles outlines the ways in which consumption, alongside the emergence of an increasingly individualized society, constructs a new kind of relationship with the public realm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClear, sophisticated, and dynamic, this book will be essential reading for students and researchers alike in sociology, human geography, architecture, planning, marketing, leisure and tourism, cultural studies, and urban studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Miles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412946662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412946667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Steven Miles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850337202431,"sku":"9781412946667","price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spaces-for-consumption-steven-miles-9781412946667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}