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  • The Consumer Society Reader

    Edited by Juliet Schor, Douglas B. Holt ...
    The Consumer Society Reader features a range of key works on the nature and evolution of consumer society. Included here is much-discussed work by leading critics such as Jean Baudrillard, Susan Bordo, Dick Hebdige, bell hooks, and Janice Radway. Also included is a full range of classics, such as Frankfurt School writers Adorno and Horkheimer on the Culture Industry; Thorstein Veblen's oft-cited ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bridge of Words

    Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language

    by Esther Schor ...
    A rich and passionate biography of a language and the dream of world harmony it sought to realize.In 1887, Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, a Polish Jew, had the idea of putting an end to tribalism by creating a universal language, one that would be equally accessible to everyone in the world. The result was Esperanto, a utopian scheme full of the brilliance, craziness, and grandiosity that characterize ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Decadent Subjects

    The Idea of Decadence in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Culture of the Fin de Siècle in Europe

    by Charles Bernheimer ...
    An illuminating exploration of fin de siècle decadence "by a well-known authority in the areas of European literature, culture, and psychoanalysis" (Pre-Raphaelite Studies).The influential writer and scholar Charles Bernheimer described decadence as a "stimulant that bends thought out of shape, deforming traditional conceptual molds." In this posthumously published work, Bernheimer succeeds in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • True Wealth

    How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy

    by Juliet B. Schor ...
    A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live.In True Wealth , economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and ... Read more

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  • The Sabbath

    by Abraham Joshua Heschel, Abraham Joshua Heschel ...
    Series series FSG Classics
    Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life.In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel, one of the most widely respected religious leaders of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley

    Edited by Esther Schor ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Known from her day to ours as 'the Author of Frankenstein', Mary Shelley indeed created one of the central myths of modernity. But she went on to survive all manner of upheaval - personal, political, and professional - and to produce an oeuvre of bracing intelligence and wide cultural sweep. The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley helps readers to assess for themselves her remarkable body of work. ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Comparative Constitutional Theory

    Edited by Gary Jacobsohn, Miguel Schor ...
    Series series Research Handbooks in Comparative Constitutional Law series
    This thoroughly revised Second Edition provides a refreshed overview of comparative constitutional law and theory. Expert authors investigate the recent proliferation of instances in which the practice of constitutionalism has been compromised by various forms of democratic erosion.New and updated chapters complement the first edition’s illumination of key concepts in comparative constitutional ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Born to Buy

    The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Cult

    by Juliet B. Schor ...
    From the bestselling author of The Overworked American, an illuminating and well-researched account on the consequences of turning younger and younger children into consumers.Marketing targeted at kids is virtually everywhere—in classrooms and textbooks, on the Internet, even at Girl Scout meetings, slumber parties, and the playground. Product placement and other innovations have introduced more ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society

    Edited by Frederick F. Wherry, Juliet B. Schor ...
    Economics is the nexus and engine that runs society, affecting societal well-being, raising standards of living when economies prosper or lowering citizens through class structures when economies perform poorly. Our society only has to witness the booms and busts of the past decade to see how economics profoundly affects the cores of societies around the world. From a household budget to ... Read more

    $572.99 USD

  • Birgit Jürgenssen. Rupture of Sensuality

    by Dr. Gabriele Schor, Fumina Hamasaki, Stefanie Hessler, Marta Papini, Agnieszka Sosnowska, Birgit Jürgenssen, Harald Pridgar ...
    This comprehensive monograph on the Austrian artist Birgit Jürgenssen offers a fresh and extensive insight into her nearly 40-year career. As early as the age of eight, she combined her name with that of the Spanish master in a schoolbook to form 'BICASSO Jürgenssen'. Her early work is characterised by remarkable 'shoe art' and feminist-subversive, ironic drawings. Since Jürgenssen was never ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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  • Four Days a Week

    The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter

    by Juliet Schor ...
    Bestselling author, leading sociologist and economist Juliet Schor makes the case for a four-day work week, persuasively showing how this model can address major challenges defining the future of work, such as burnout, AI and the climate crisis, and how employees, companies, and governments can work together to make it a reality.Around the world, long hours and intense pressure are taking their ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Sustainable Lifestyles and the Quest for Plenitude

    Case Studies of the New Economy

    Edited by Ms. Juliet B. Schor, Mr. Craig J. Thompson ...
    Many of today’s most troubling environmental and economic issues have come to seem insoluble: carbon emissions, overshoot, inequality, joblessness, and a dysfunctional food system. Can we change direction, move away from business as usual, and achieve a more sustainable, empowering, and humane economy? Through a fascinating array of illuminating case studies, this hope-filled book affirms that we ... Read more

    $23.99 USD