Social activism in an age of consumption: the organized consumer movement.
The article explores the nature of activism in a consumer society during an age of consumption. A case-study of those organizations which engaged with the products and culture of affluence, and a history of consumer activism as an international or transnational phenomenon are offered. An overview of...
| Publicado en: | Social History Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 121 - 144 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2007
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