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- Product code: 256868
- ISBN: 0230522246,
ISBN13: 9780230522244,
224 pages, hardback
Published by Palgrave MacMillan on 2008
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Description of Consumption and the Globalization Project |
This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the role played by consumption in the contemporary global political economy. Using an inter-disciplinary approach, Edward A. Comor assesses consumption as an increasingly influential mediator of cultures, power relations and the neo-liberal globalization project. The book uncovers contradictions and strategic opportunities stemming from both globalization and U.S. foreign policy after 9/11. Drawing on neo-Gramscian theory, media studies and other analytical frameworks, the author demonstrates that capitalist consumption - as a sociological institution - generally facilitates efforts to rule through consent in the absence of liberal democratic structures. However, largely as a result of its constitutive cultural influence, consumption also mediates how vested interests conceptualize desirable, feasible, and imaginable strategies. One result has been the exacerbation of reactionary policies amongst both status quo officials and a range of overseas and domestic opponents, from Islamic extremists to 'progressive' social movement organizations.
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Reviews‘Consumption and the Globalization Project is a compelling work of scholarship that probes the contemporary world of global communication. Whether reviewing the history of consumption in the West, the emerging global consumer society, or the burgeoning consumption practices in developing countries like India and China, this book is the long-awaited international studies synthesis of political economy and cultural studies.’ - Robert E. Babe, Jean Monty-BCE Chair, University of Western Ontario, Canada
‘Comor deepens our understanding of critical international political economy that historicizes the institutions of capitalism by scrutinizing its everyday practices, in this case ‘shopping’. In lively, clear, and passionate terms, the book makes us question the profound implications of capitalist consumption for the origins and consequences of globalization.’ - J. P. Singh, Associate Professor, Georgetown University and Vice President of the Policy Studies Organization, USA
| Contents of Consumption and the Globalization Project |
Introduction
Power, Hegemony and the Institution of Consumption
The Birth of Capitalist Consumption
Global Civil Society or Global Consumer Society?
'Developing' Political Economies and Global Consumer Society
Neo-Imperialism, Consumption and the Crisis of Time
Conclusion
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About Edward A. Comor |
EDWARD A. COMOR is Associate Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, USA.
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