The Consuming Body

by Pasi Falk

Book Overview

This book provides a fascinating examination of the relationship between consumption, the idea of the body and the formation of the self. In tracing these connections, The Consuming Body develops a profile of individuality in the late twentieth century - in both its bodily and mental aspects.

Pasi Falk offers a major synthesis and critical assessment of the debates surrounding the body, the self and contemporary consumer culture. The author...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803989741
• ISBN13: 9780803989740
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"