Beyond Consumption

Moving far beyond predominant views of Africa as a place to be "saved, " and even more recent celebratory formulations of it as "rising, " African ...

DescriptionFrom former New York Times Science writer Tatiana Schlossberg comes Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know Y...

In the ancient city of Kyoto, contemporary artisans and designers are using heritage techniques and traditional clothing aesthetics to reinvent waf...

In Future Luxe: What's Ahead for the Business of Luxury, Erwan Rambourg identifies the major forces and emerging trends that are set to reshape lux...

If our oil addiction is so bad for us, why don't we kick the habit? Looking beyond the usual culprits--Big Oil, petro-states, and the strategists o...

In July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of P...

Reducere. David Axelrod writes achingly beautiful poems on the growing shadow of climate collapse. His lamentations address our refusal to turn away from the...

When did we stop connecting with other people? David Brooks argues that we can only solve our crisis of meaning at an emotional and moral level. Ar...

Reducere. DescriptionUniversal and timeless, Delia Ephron's How to Eat Like a Child is a delightful revisiting of the joys -- and tricky ploys -- of childhoo...

Mock meats have progressed way beyond basic seitan, and reducing your meat consumption is easier than ever before with these realistic alternatives...

DescriptionAfter the death of Joseph Stalin, Soviet-era Russia experienced a flourishing artistic movement due to relaxed censorship and new econom...

Marketing theory is often developed in isolation not collaboration; theoretical perspectives sometimes are ignorant of the diversity of marketing p...

Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Evolving Threats and Responses to Integrated, Adaptive Solutions provides a ...

This book is the first comprehensive effort to bring together Water, Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) in a way that goes beyond the traditional fo...

With the increased digitisation of society comes an increased concern about who is left behind. From societal causes to everyday actions, The Digit...

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the wor...

Wine enthusiasts: raise a glass! The global wine market has expanded rapidly in the past few years and is forecasted to increase through 2019. Cons...

Reassembling the Collection presents innovative approaches to the study of historical and contemporary engagements between museums and the various ...

Contributor(s): Author: CainAmericana is a music that defies definition. It isn't rock, although it does encompass rock. It isn't folk, but folk is...

Reducere. Smartee Plants is more than just a "how to" manual - it also answers the question "why." In this in-depth guide, Indoor Landscaping specialist Caro...

The act of eating is a basic human need. Yet, in all societies, quotidian choices regarding food and its consumption reveal deeply rooted shared cu...

DescriptionOver the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. The Power of Objects in...

Reducere. Global consumption of raw materials currently goes beyond the earth's regenerative capacity, but the circular economy offers a more sustainable mod...

DescriptionProvides an up-to-date analysis of big data and multi-agent systems The term Big Data refers to the cases, where data sets are too large...

Revisionary Narratives examines the historical and formal evolutions of Moroccan women's auto/biography in the last four decades, particularly its ...

A response to an urgent call for those seeking holistic solutions in these critical times of global crisis..."We are talking about the holistic liv...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jesse J. JacobyIllustrator: Jalen S. JacobyPeople are finally catching on. There is no way around the fact that the consump...

Reducere. Feasible Planet is a Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree Are we doing enough? Are you concerned about the state of our planet and hope that government...