[ecrea] new ed collection: ethical consumption

> Eds Tania Lewis and Emily Potter, Ethical Consumption: A Critical 
> Introduction (Routledge, London: 2011)
>
> Available as paperback, hardback and e-book. 
> http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415558259/
>
> This collection of essays provides a range of critical tools for 
> understanding the turn towards responsible or conscience consumption 
> and, in the process, interrogates the notion that we can shop our 
> way to a more ethical, sustainable future. Written by leading 
> international scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds - 
> and drawing upon examples from across the globe - Ethical 
> Consumption makes a major contribution to the still fledgling field 
> of ethical consumption studies. This collection is a must-read for 
> anyone interested in the relationship between consumer culture and 
> contemporary social life.
>
> Preface by Mike Featherstone Part 1: Introduction 1. Introducing 
> Ethical Consumption Tania Lewis and Emily Potter Part 2: Politics 2. 
> What's Wrong with Ethical Consumption? Jo Littler 3. The Simple and 
> the Good: Ethical Consumption as Anti-Consumerism Kim Humphery 4. 
> Fair Trade in Cyberspace: The Commodification of Poverty and the 
> Marketing of Crafts on the Internet Tim Scrase 5. Neo-liberalism, 
> the 'Obesity Epidemic' and the Challenge to Theory Michael 
> Gard  Part 3: Commodities and Materiality 6. Placing Alternative 
> Consumption: Commodity Fetishism in Borough Fine Foods Market, 
> London Benjamin Coles and Philip Crang 7. Feeding the World: Towards 
> a Messy Ethics of Eating Elspeth Probyn 8. Drinking to Live: The 
> Work of Ethically-Branded Bottled Water Emily Potter 9. Ethical 
> Consumption, Sustainable Production, and Wine Paul Starr 10. 
> Eco-ethical Electronic Consumption in the 'Smart-design' Economy 
> Richard Maxwell and Toby Miller 11. The Ethics of Second Hand 
> Consumption Adrian Franklin 12. Is Green the New Black? Exploring 
> Ethical Fashion Consumption Chris Gibson and Elyse Stanes Part 4: 
> Practices, Sites and Representatives 13. Slow Living and the 
> Temporalities of Sustainable Consumption Wendy Parkins and Geoff 
> Craig 14. Ethical Consumption Begins at Home: Green Renovations, 
> Eco-Homes and Sustainable Home Improvement Fiona Allon 15. 
> Cultivating Citizen-subjects Through Collective Praxis: Organized 
> Gardening Projects in Australia and Philippines Kersty Hobson and 
> Ann Hill 16. Lifestyle Television: Gardening and the Good Life 
> Frances Bonner 17. 'Caring at a Distance': The Ambiguity and 
> Negotiations of Ethical Investment Cathy Greenfield and Peter 
> Williams 18. The Moral Terrains of Ecotourism and the Ethics of 
> Consumption Robert Mechior Figuera and Gordon Waitt

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