<p><strong>'The contributions provide full - and often stimulating discussions of the ways in which the individual subjects have developed their approaches towards consumption.'</strong> - <em>Business History</em><br /><br /><strong>'At last! A book on consumption that is empirically oriented and theoretically informed - and cares about the work it is describing. An impressive collection that also summarises the history of consumption studies as well as adding to it.'</strong> - <em>J. Purkis, Manchester Metropolitan University</em><br /><br /><strong>'Excellent up-to-date coverage of this rapidly developing field [with] cutting-edge authors.'</strong> - <em>Dr. Simon Locke, Kingston University</em><br /><br /><strong>'Excellent review of cross-disciplinary thought on consumption.'</strong> - <em>Dr. D. W. Marshall, Edinburgh University</em><br /><br /><strong>'Anyone wanting a basic textbook for consumption courses, or needing to grapple themselves with this new consensual object of study among the disciplines of the social sciences, should start here'</strong> - <em>Andrew Blake, Times Higher Education Supplement</em><br /><br /><strong>'</strong><em>Acknowledging Consumption</em><strong> is an invaluable introductory orientation to consumption studies in the social and human sciences, and we will certainly both be mining its rich veins of further reading for some time to come.'</strong> - <em>Transactions</em></p>