AUTHENTICITY BRANDS, FAKES, SPIN AND THE LUST FOR REAL LIFE by David Boyle ISBN 13: 9780007140169

Flamingo, 2003. paperback. gebraucht, gut leichte Gebrauchsspuren. 20,83 x 14,73 x 2,79.

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Flamingo, 2003 9780007140169. Softcover. First edition. First printing. VG. 313 pages including detailed index. No inscriptions or annotations. David Boyle guides us through the next big thing in Western living - the determined rejection of the fake, the virtual, the spun and the mass-produced, in the search for authenticity. The charms of the global and virtual future we were all brought up to expect, where meals would be eaten in the form of pills and machines would do all our work, have worn rather thin. It's not that we don't want all the advantages of progress, we just want a future that manages to be local and real too. Tracking the struggle for reality from Japanese theme parks to mock-Tudor villas and from Byron to Big Brother, `Authenticity' explains where our reactions against spin and fakeness come from - and where they are going. The current revival of real food, real business, real culture flies in the face of expert opinion from politicians, economists, advertisers and big… Read More

Flamingo. 2003 Flamingo first edition first printing paperback; very good, appears unread, near as new condition; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition.. 2003.

LONDON: FLAMINGO. Trade paperback. Peeling/bending on cover turning points. Slight soiling on covers. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: STC12 . Good. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 2003.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.