Consuming Desires: Consumption, Culture, and the Pursuit of Happiness

By Roger Rosenblatt

Book Overview

Consider this paradox: Ecologists estimate that it would take three planets Earth to provide an American standard of living to the entire world. Yet it is that standard of living to which the whole... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559635355
• ISBN13: 9781559635356
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Judge the book, not the opinions

I read this book two years ago and, like with any compilation, found some writers interesting and others bland. That being said, I find it fascinating that some use these "reviews" to shoot a book like this down; you may not agree with Juliet Schor's theory of what drives us to consume, or with Alex Kotlowitz's comparison of classes in downtown Chicago, and that's okay. This book is not about true verses false, but about expressing opinions on the why and how of social conditions. If you enjoy editorials longer than 80 words, this book may serve you well.