Addictive consumption capitalism, modernity and excess - Reith, Gerda 1969- (Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, 2019)
Introduction: consumer capitalism and addiction -- Luxurious excess: the emergence of commodity culture -- Industrial modernity: the birth of the addict -- Intensified consumption and the expansion of addiction -- Drugs: intoxicating consumption -- Food: embodied consumption -- Gambling: dematerialised consumption -- Afterword.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Compulsive behavior; Consumer behavior; Conspicuous consumption -- Moral and ethical aspects; Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects