Warnes, A orcid.org/0000-0002-6094-6565 (2019) How the Shopping Cart Explains Global Consumerism. University of California Press , Oakland, CA, USA ISBN 9780520295285
Abstract
Picture a familiar scene: long lines of shoppers waiting to check out at the grocery store, carts filled to the brim with the week’s food. While many might wonder what is in each cart, Andrew Warnes implores us to consider the symbolism of the cart itself. In his inventive new book, Warnes examines how the everyday shopping cart is connected to a complex web of food production and consumption that has spread from the United States throughout the world. Today, shopping carts represent choice and autonomy for consumers, a recognizable American way of life that has become a global phenomenon. This succinct and and accessible book provides an excellent overview of consumerism and the globalization of American culture.
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Item Type: | Book |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of English (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2018 14:21 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2021 16:12 |
Published Version: | https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520295292 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of California Press |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135395 |