The limits to satisfaction : an essay on the problem of needs and commodities / William Leiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leiss, William, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Raw materials.

Supply and demand.

Commodity control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 163 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston [Ont.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Consumerism and capitalist and socialist industry have reached the point where state power is legitimatized by its ability to increase the number of commodities. A unique culture has been created in which marketing is the main social bond. Values no longer shape and condition needs, wants, desires, or preferences. Leiss draws on economics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology to show the vagueness of our thought on the relation between nature and culture, desire and reason, needs and commodities. This book raises serious, vital questions for all those concerned about the future of our present society.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Examination

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Notes

Works cited

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

First published: Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976.

Includes bibliography (p. [147]-155) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85127-6

9786612851278

0-7735-6192-7

OCLC:

923231467