Iconic Architecture and the Culture-ideology of Consumerism

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 135-159

  Sklair, Leslie ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consumerism; globalization; iconic architecture; shopping; transnational capitalist class

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957284243     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276410374634     Document Type: Article

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