The Objects of Affection
Semiotics and Consumer Culture| By: | A. Berger |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9780230103726 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780230109902 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2010 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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In this book, pre-eminent semiotician Arthur Asa Berger decodes the meanings of common objects of consumption and their perceived 'sacredness' in consumerist cultures. Using semiotic theory, consumer culture is dissected in new and fascinating ways.