A wide-ranging, detailed and critical analysis of Western consumerism and its globalization, from one of the most respected names in the field today.

At last, a short and authoritative critical introduction to one of the most talked about and most misunderstood concepts of current times. Barry Smart ...

In this accomplished, comprehensive and accessible book Barry Smart explores these questions. The book examines the social and economic processes which ...

In this work, originally released in 1983, Barry Smart examines the relevance of Foucault's work for developing an understanding of those issues which ...

Sociology is an established academic discipline but there has been continuing debate over its status as a science and the nature of its subject matter. ...