With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering sati
A collection of essays examining cultures of consumption on the African continent From early department stores in Cape Town to gendered histories of sartorial s
That the contemporary lords of the manor, the businessmen who own the means of production, have employed themselves in the economically unproductive practices o
How the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite, and how their consumer habits affect us all In today’s world, the leisure class has been replaced by a
If wars are costly and risky to both sides, why do they occur? Why engage in an arms race when it’s clear that increasing one’s own defense expenditures wil