Berg Publishers. Used - Good. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day).Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library, but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Berg Publishers ISBN 1859736300 9781859736302 [GB]

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover
[Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover 224 pages. 9.50x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London] Softcover Paperback. Over the past few generations, expectations of comfort, cleanliness and convenience have altered radically, but these dramatic changes have largely gone unnoticed. This intriguing book brings together the sociology of consumption and technology to investigate the evolution of these changes, as well the social meaning of the practices themselves. Homes, offices, domestic appliances and clothes play a crucial role in our lives, but not many of us question exactly how and why we perform so many daily rituals associated with them. Showers, heating, air-conditioning and clothes washing are simply accepted as part of our normal, everyday lives, but clearly this was not always the case. When did the daily shower become de rigueur? What effect has air conditioning had on the siesta at one time an integral part of Mediterranean life and culture? This book interrogates the meaning and supposed normality of these practices and draws disturbing conclusions. There is clear evidence supporting the view that routine consumption is controlled by conceptions of normality and profoundly shaped by cultural and economic forces. Shove maintains that habits are not just changing, but are changing in ways that imply escalating and standardizing patterns of consumption. This shrewd and engrossing analysis shows just how far the social meanings and practices of comfort, cleanliness ...

New York Berg Publishers 2003 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Contains: Unspecified. New Technologies / New Cultures.

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: BLOOMSBURY 3PL] Softcover Over the past few generations, expectations of comfort, cleanliness and convenience have altered. This book brings together the sociology of consumption and technology to investigate the evolution of these changes, as well the social meaning of the practice.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2003]
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Paperback / softback. New. Over the past few generations, expectations of comfort, cleanliness and convenience have altered. This book brings together the sociology of consumption and technology to investigate the evolution of these changes, as well the social meaning of the practices themselves. ISBN 1859736300 9781859736302 [GB]

New York Berg 3pl 2003 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Contains: Unspecified. New Technologies / New Cultures.

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Comfort, Cleanliness and Convenience: The Social Organization of Normality. ISBN 1859736300 9781859736302 [GB]

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover Book is in NEW condition. 0.8
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]
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[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library.
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

Berg, Date: 2003. Soft cover. Good/No jacket. Very minor warping on bottom of book. Minor scuffing on edges of cover and text block. Spine is lightly bumped, but binding is tight. Text is clean and unmarked. 2003. Berg ISBN 1859736300 9781859736302 [US]

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg] Softcover Very minor warping on bottom of book. Minor scuffing on edges of cover and text block. Spine is lightly bumped, but binding is tight. Text is clean and unmarked.
[Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 1859736300, ISBN13: 9781859736302, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.
[Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

Berg Publishers 2003 Softcover Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in Good condition! Any other included accessories are also in Good condition showing use. Use can included some highlighting and writing page and cover creases as well as other types visible wear.