Consuming Passion (RLE Retailing and Distribution) : The Rise of Retail Culture [1 ed.] 9781136260780, 9780415540292

Britain's high street revolution has made retailing one of the most important and dynamic sectorsof the British eco

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English Pages 280 Year 2012

Consuming Passion (RLE Retailing and Distribution) : The Rise of Retail Culture [1 ed.]
9781136260780, 9780415540292

Changes in the philosophy of planning and the political influences behind it have led to an increasingly ambivalent appr

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Studies of the organisation and location of retailing activity have played a central role in the emergence of urban geog

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The shopping centre has become an established feature of urban structure over the past thirty years. Development of cent

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In one of the first books to treat retailing as a subject of serious analysis, Retailing and the Public examines the sta

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This book is concerned with the spatial aspects of the distributive trades. It provides a comprehensive insight into the

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Although the scientific study of marketing is relatively new, certain aspects of it have been analyzed in considerable d

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From the novels of Anne Rice to The Lost Boys, from The Terminator to cyberpunk science fiction, vampires and cyborgs ha

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Plastic Madonnas, packaged holy tours, and biblical theme parks can arouse discomfort, laughter, and even revulsion in r

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Addressing the subject of clothing in relation to such fundamental issues as national identity, social distinction, gend

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Examining key texts in the theories of sexuality, psychoanalysis, evolution, and economics, Lawrence Birken illuminates

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