{"product_id":"shopomania-our-obsession-with-possession-hardcover","title":"Shopomania: Our Obsession with Possession - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Berton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thought-provoking and provocative challenge to consumerism (with plenty of name-dropping and celebrity antics).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSassy and satirical, \u003cem\u003eShopomania \u003c\/em\u003eis an economic, environmental and social study. This light-hearted, dark-souled dictionary of coined words, or \"shoponyms,\" takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of avaricious antics and outrageous profligacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShopping in one form or another has existed for millennia but, aside from a few slumps, each generation has outdone the previous one. In the past fifty years, shopping--and its associated carbon footprint--has grown exponentially.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBerton argues that if we invented today's consumer culture, then we can invent something to replace it. We can do a better job of making the cycle of stuff truly circular rather than linear. We can be more environmentally, socially and politically conscious of what we buy and how it comes to us--and where it will go after we are finished with it. A species that has made shopping ubiquitous can figure all these things out with little more than co-operation and creativity, and by asking if it is really necessary to \"own it now\" as we have been told--endlessly--since childhood. Must we possess a thing to enjoy it? Do we really need all that stuff?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757380206880,"sku":"9781771623346","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ae7ff29c65bcaadf4adea00f3d483e26.webp?v=1780100909","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shopomania-our-obsession-with-possession-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}