Scarcity and Modernity

Originally published in 1989. In this book Nicholas Xenos argues that the assumption that scarcity is a universal human condition is far from universal but rather a product of western influence. Informed by the work of Baudrillard, Bourdieu, Girard, and Sahlins, this historical narrative of scarcity incorporates interpretations of texts and practices from eighteenth-century London to contemporary New York. Lucid and elegant in style, Scarcity and Modernity will appear to those with interests in social and political thought and cultural criticism.

Author: Nicholas Xenos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/24/2019
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.29d
ISBN: 9781138081796