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Dematerializing

By Jane Hammerslough

Dematerializing

By Jane Hammerslough

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"Getting what you want" today is increasingly linked to buying something. But is the purchase always enough? Picking up where "simplifying" may not satisfy, Dematerializing acknowledges the pleasures, along with the pitfalls, of living in a material world. With a sharp reporter's eye and a wry sensibility, Jane Hammerslough encourages readers to explore how a consumption-crazed culture affects their own relationships with objects. By considering what possessions can and can't do, and by exploring where belief in the magic of the material encroaches on belief in ourselves and other people, Dematerializing offers insight into the pressures of living in a possession-obsessed environment--and ways to tame materialism in our own lives. Grounded by real-world examples, research, and the author's own experience, this inspiring book is for those who appreciate having "nice things" but are also disturbed by the control "nice things" sometimes have on their lives.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
292
Release Date:
2002-09-19
Publication Date:
2002-09-01
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0738207721
ISBN13:
9780738207728
Weight:
415 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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