Consumerism
- ISBN-10
- 0737739568
- ISBN-13
- 9780737739565
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 182
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
- Author
- Uma Kukathas
Description
Essays discuss issues related to consumerism, covering such topics as the impact of consumerism on society, humans, the global economy, and the environment.
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