Narcissism and Neo-Liberalism : Work, Leisure, and alienation in an era of consumption

Loisir et Societe

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 489-510

  McDonald, Matthew ^a   Wearing, Stephen ^b   Ponting, Jess ^c  

^a ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57049131010     PISSN: 07053436     EISSN: 17050154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07053436.2007.10707762     Document Type: Article

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