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9780739116814

Shopping As an Entertainment Experience

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739116814

  • ISBN10:

    0739116819

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-03-15
  • Publisher: LEXINGTON BOOKS
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Summary

iShopping as an Entertainment Experiencei explores the ways in which shopping has become a significant entertainment feature in our daily lives. Dr. Mark H. Moss examines the mall, the e-store, and the department store to demonstrate how shopping is often the most common leisure experience that people indulge in to occupy themselves.

Author Biography

Mark Moss is chair of the General Arts and Science Program at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Introductionp. xv
Liminality, Magic, and the Pleasure of the Shopping Placep. 1
Shopping, Leisure, and the Spectacle of Entertainmentp. 15
The Department Storep. 31
The Mallp. 45
The E-Storep. 59
Shopping As Entertainment Therapyp. 71
Shopping As An Edu-tainment Experience-Dressing History: The Domain of Laurenp. 87
Shopping As a Cultural Experience: Museums, Merchandising, and the Marketing of Culturep. 99
Conclusionp. 111
Indexp. 119
About the Authorp. 123
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