The Consuming BodyThis book provides a fascinating examination of the relationship between consumption, the idea of the body and the formation of the self. In tracing these connections, The Consuming Body develops a profile of individuality in the late twentieth century - in both its bodily and mental aspects. Pasi Falk offers a major synthesis and critical assessment of the debates surrounding the body, the self and contemporary consumer culture. The author explores two fundamental issues for modern social theory - the delineation of modern consumption and the body's historically changing position in various cultural orders. In the course of his argument he examines both metaphors of consumption and investigates the issues of representation i |
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... take that something irreversibly into one's body and self , thus making that something part of ' me ' ( Der Mensch ist was er isst ) . But the actual judgement of taste - takes place between these two gates , in the intermediate site ...
... take that something irreversibly into one's body and self , thus making that something part of ' me ' ( Der Mensch ist was er isst ) . But the actual judgement of taste - takes place between these two gates , in the intermediate site ...
Page 76
... takes Leach's interpretation some steps further , referring to the complex system of creature categories based on ... take them to be food / eater MAN eating food / eater MAN -eating- 76 THE CONSUMING BODY.
... takes Leach's interpretation some steps further , referring to the complex system of creature categories based on ... take them to be food / eater MAN eating food / eater MAN -eating- 76 THE CONSUMING BODY.
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... takes us to the second illustration , to Grant McCracken's ( 1988 : 104-17 ) less ambitious yet interesting ... take possession of a small concrete part of the style of life to which they aspire ' ( McCracken , 1988 : 111 ) . These good ...
... takes us to the second illustration , to Grant McCracken's ( 1988 : 104-17 ) less ambitious yet interesting ... take possession of a small concrete part of the style of life to which they aspire ' ( McCracken , 1988 : 111 ) . These good ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Body Self and Culture | 10 |
Corporeality and History | 45 |
Copyright | |
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