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Globalizing responsibility : the political rationalities of ethical consumption / Clive Barnett ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnett, Clive.
- Series:
- RGS-IBG book series.
- RGS-IBG book series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consumption (Economics)--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Social justice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (247 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding of the pragmatic nature of ethical action in consumption processesProvides empirical research on everyday consumers, social networks, and campaignsFills a gap in research on the topic with its distinctive focus on fair trade consumptionLocates ethical consumption within a range of social
- Contents:
- Globalizing Responsibility; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Politicizing Consumption in an Unequal World; 1.1 The Moralization of Consumption; 1.2 Justice, Responsibility and the Politics of Consumption; 1.3 Relocating Agency in Ethical Consumption; 1.4 Problematizing Consumption; Part One Theorizing Consumption Differently; 2 The Ethical Problematization of 'The Consumer'; 3 Practising Consumption; 4 Problematizing Consumption; Part Two Doing Consumption Differently; 5 Grammars of Responsibility; 6 Local Networks of Global Feeling
- 7 Fairtrade Urbanism8 Conclusion: Doing Politics in an Ethical Register; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612914225
- 9781282914223
- 1282914227
- 9781444390216
- 144439021X
- 9781444390223
- 1444390228
- OCLC:
- 699474920
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