Political Virtue and Shopping
Subtitle: Individuals, Consumerism, and Collective Action
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781403961334
Subjects: Consumer issues; Political science & theory; Political Science; Consumption (Economics); Archaeology / Anthropology; Social aspects; Politics/International Relations; Public Policy - Social Policy; Political aspects; Anthropology - Cultural; Political Science / Social Policy; Political Science : Public Policy - Social Policy; Political participation; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Consumer protection; General; Moral and ethical aspects
First sentence: How should we understand the impact of an E-mail exchange between an individual consumer requesting that the word sweatshop be put on his customized shoes and a multinational corporation in the global garment industry?