The Experience Society: Consumer Capitalism Rebooted

by Steven Miles

Airbnb, gaming, escape rooms, major sporting events: contemporary capitalism no longer demands we merely consume things, but that we buy experiences. This book is concerned with the social, cultural and personal implications of this shift. The technologically-driven world we live in is no closer to securing the utopian ideal of a leisure society. Instead, the pursuit of leisure is often an attempt to escape our everyday existence. Exploring examples...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745338704
• ISBN13: 9780745338705
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"