Affluenza: When too much is never enough
- ISBN-10
- 1741156246
- ISBN-13
- 9781741156249
- Series
- Affluenza
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-06-01
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Authors
- Clive Hamilton, Richard Denniss
Description
The Western world is in the grip of a consumerism that is unique in human history. We overwork, we spend huge amounts on things we never use, then we chuck them out. The author of the bestselling Growth Fetish pries into our wardrobes, kitchens and backyards, and shows us what choice really means.
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