Authenticity : brands, fakes, spin and the lust for real life
by
Boyle, David, 1958-
Title
:
Authenticity : brands, fakes, spin and the lust for real life
Author
:
Boyle, David, 1958-
ISBN
:
9780007179640
Personal Author
:
Boyle, David, 1958-
Publication Information
:
London : Harper Perennial, 2004.
Physical Description
:
xix, 315, 16 pages : 1 portrait ; 20 cm
General Note
:
Originally published: London : Flamingo, 2003.
Includes index.
Abstract
:
'Getting real' is the next big thing in Western living - the determined rejection of the fake, the virtual, the spun and the mass-produced, in the search for authenticity. This book explains where our reactions against spin and fakeness come from - and where they are going.
Subject Term
:
Culture.
Authenticity (Philosophy)
Social change.
Authenticity (Philosophy) (OCoLC)fst00821634
Culture. (OCoLC)fst00885059
Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310
Authenticiteit.
Waarden.
Authenticity (Philosophy) -- Social aspects.
Civilization, Modern -- 20th century.