Green consumption : the global rise of eco-chic / edited by Bart Barendregt and Rivke Jaffe.

Green lifestyles and ethical consumption have become increasingly popular strategies in moving towards environmentally-friendly societies and combating global poverty. Where previously environmentalists saw excess consumption as central to the problem, green consumerism now places consumption at the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Barendregt, Bart A., 1968- (Editor), Jaffe, Rivke (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
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  • List of FiguresContributorsForewordRichard Wilk, Indiana University, USA1. The Paradoxes of Eco-Chic Bart Barendregt, Leiden University, The Netherlands, and Rivke Jaffe, University of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPart I : From Production to Consumption2. Adversaries into Partners? Brand Coca-Cola® and the Politics of Consumer-CitizenshipRobert J. Foster, University of Rochester, USA3. Peopling the Practices of Sustainable Consumption: Eco-Chic and the Limits to the Spaces of Intention Raymond L. Bryant and Michael K. Goodman, King's College London, UK4. Global Gold Connections: Ethical Consumption and the Beauty of Bonding ArtisansSabine Luning, Leiden University, The Netherlands and Marjo De Theije, Vu University Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPart II: Spatialities and Temporalities 5. Marketing the Mountain: The Emergence and Consequences of Eco-chic Practices in the Basque RegionSeth Murray, North Carolina State University, USA and Meredith Welch-Devine,University of Georgia, USA 6. Green is the New Green: Eco-Aesthetics in SingaporeChris Hudson, RMIT University, Australia7. The Caring, Committed Eco-Mom: Consumption Ideals and Lived Realities of Toronto MothersKate Cairns, Kim de Laat, Josée Johnston and Shyon Baumann, University of Toronto, CanadaPart III: Bodies and Beauty8. Afro-Chic: Beauty, Ethics and "Locks Without Dread" in GhanaAnna-Riikka Kauppinen, LSE, UK and Rachel Spronk, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands9. Ital Chic: Rastafari, Resistance and the Politics of Consumption in JamaicaRivke Jaffe, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands10. Tropical Spa Culture and the Face of New Asian BeautyBart Barendregt, Leiden University, The NetherlandsAfterword: From Eco-Chic to Eco-SmartSharon Zukin, CUNY, USANotesBibliographyIndex.