books.google.com - The history of consumption is a prism through which many aspects of social and political life may be viewed. The essays in this collection represent a variety of approaches and raise such themes as consumption and democracy, the development of a global economy, the role of the state, the centrality of...http://books.google.com/books/about/Getting_and_Spending.html?id=lq3qL70hyHAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareGetting and Spending