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Living It Up - Our Love Affair With Luxury (FIRST EDITION)
by James B. Twitchell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Black and White Illustrations. Luxuries are commanding a larger and larger percentage of American disposable incomes and aspirations. Twitchell contents the democratization of luxury has been the single most important market phenomenon of our times, and a force uniting the country and the globe. An insightful and entertaining book. xv, Introduction, eight chapters, Conclusion, Index, 309 pp. <br><br>Hardbound red boards, gold title on spine. Red endpapers; no writing within. Red graphic dust jacket with title on cover and spine. Reviews of author's additional works on rear. Very slight edge and shelf wear. Near fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied.
Synopsis
Luxury isn't just for the rich, says James B. Twitchell. Today you don't need a six-figure income to wear pashmina, drink a limited-edition coffee at Starbucks, or drive a Mercedes home to collapse on the couch in front of a flat-screen plasma TV. In Living It Up, sharp-eyed consumer anthropologist Twitchell takes a witty and insightful look at luxury -- what it is, who defines it, and why we can't seem to get enough of it. In recent years, says Twitchell, luxury spending has grown much faster than overall spending -- and it continues to grow despite the economic recession. Luxury has become such a powerful marketing force that it cuts across every layer of society, spawning a magazine devoted to spas, cashmere bedspreads on sale at Kmart, and a dazzling array of bottled waters. Twitchell says that the democratization of luxury has had a unifying effect on culture. Luxury items tell a story that we want to identify with, and more people than ever aspire to the story of Ralph Lauren's Polo or Patek Philippe. Shopping itself is no longer a chore but a transcendent experience in which we shop not so much for goods as for an identity. Sharply observed and wickedly funny, Living It Up is a revealing and entertaining examination of why we are all part of the cult of luxury.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 073412
- Title
- Living It Up - Our Love Affair With Luxury (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- James B. Twitchell
- Illustrator
- Black and White Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Affluence; Socialogy; Social Science; Marketing; Luxuries; Opulence; Advertising; Materialism in America
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
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Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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