Download or read book The Politics and Pleasures of Consuming Differently written by Kate Soper and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing representations and practices of consumption in the Western world, this book offers a perspective on the themes of counter-consumerism, ecological crisis and sustainability. It is suitable for students in media, cultural, and literary studies as well as in sociology and environmental studies.