Confronting Consumption

This book PDF is perfect for those who love Business & Economics genre, written by Thomas Princen and published by MIT Press which was released on 28 March 2024 with total hardcover pages 396. You could read this book directly on your devices with pdf, epub and kindle format, check detail and related Confronting Consumption books below.

Confronting Consumption
Author : Thomas Princen
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Publisher : MIT Press
Language : English
Release Date : 28 March 2024
ISBN : 0262661284
Pages : 396 pages
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Essays that offer ecological, social, and political perspectives on the problem of overconsumption.

Confronting Consumption

Essays that offer ecological, social, and political perspectives on the problem of overconsumption.

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