Geographies of Consumption

In her survey of the research literature by geographers on "consumption histories, spaces, connections, subjects, commercial cultures and moralities," Mansvelt (geography, Massey U., New Zealand) stresses that consumption is a complex field of social and spatial relations in which production and consumption, as well as their economic, cultural, symbolic, and material aspects, are inseparable. She approaches the topic thematically, presenting six chapters that discuss historical geographies of consumption, sites and spatialities of consumption, consumption and identity formation, modes of connection linking consumption and production across spaces, commercial cultures, and the performative and moral nature of consumption geographies. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR