Scarcity and Modernity

Nicholas Xenos

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Routledge
19 October 2017

Development economics; Environmental economics; Human geography; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

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.

By: Nicholas Xenos
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 317g
ISBN: 9781138081772
ISBN 10: 1138081779
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 19 October 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Introduction; 1. Inventing Scarcity 2. The Promise of Abundance 3. Economizing 4. Consuming; Conclusion; Index

Nicholas Xenos