{"product_id":"beyond-consumer-capitalism-media-and-the-limits-to-imagination-paperback","title":"Beyond Consumer Capitalism: Media and the Limits to Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics and our culture. Yet there is a growing body of research from a range of disciplines that suggests that consumer capitalism may be past its sell-by date.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Consumer Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e begins by showing how, for people in the developed world, consumer capitalism has become economically and environmentally unsustainable and is no longer able to deliver its abiding promise of enhancing quality of life . This cutting-edge book then asks why we devote so little time and effort to imagining other forms of human progress. The answer, Lewis suggests, is that our cultural and information industries limit rather than stimulate critical thinking, keeping us on the treadmill of consumption and narrowing our vision of what constitutes progress. If we are to find a way out of this cul de sac, Lewis argues, we must begin by analysing the role of media in consumer capitalism and changing the way we organize media and communications. We need a cultural environment that encourages rather than stifles new ideas about what guides our economy and our society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimely and compelling, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Consumer Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e will have strong appeal to students and scholars of media studies, cultural studies and consumer culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Lewis is Professor of Communication and Head of the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131921862791,"sku":"9780745650241","price":45.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5e8e0e9bb29862f40ade71f7859f2b27.webp?v=1732622416","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/beyond-consumer-capitalism-media-and-the-limits-to-imagination-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}