Work, consumption and the self in the UK retail book trade

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Work, consumption and the self in the UK retail book trade

This thesis uses the empirical setting of the UK retail book trade to critically assess sociological accounts of work and consumption and their relationship to the self. Drawing on talk with bookshop workers, representations of the book-trade and trade press, it examines the ways in which the book-t...

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Main Author:	Wright, David
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2004
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12114/

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