Cosmopolitanism, markets, and consumption : a critical global perspective / Julie Emontspool, Ian Woodward, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Emontspool, Julie.

Woodward, Ian (Sociologist)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumption (Economics).

Cosmopolitanism.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 295 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

"This book addresses the complicated question of how markets and consumption create the possibilities for cross-cultural exchanges and the multicultural pleasures of omnivorous consumption, whilst at the same time building new boundaries and distinctions, paving the way for new exploitative relationships, and initiating novel modes of status and capital accumulation. The divide between the economic and ethical dimensions of globalisation has never seemed in sharper relief. With the workings of global markets at odds with fostering cosmopolitan social change, this collection addresses the question of whether we should assume that market logics and consumptive practices conflict with cosmopolitan agendas. It also explores whether the imperatives of economic globalisation and individual consumption practices are opposed to cosmopolitan prospects for global solidarities."--Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319641786

9783319641782

OCLC:

992784421