Rugged Consumerism in Contemporary American Culture
by
Raymond Malewitz
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
In the age of Ikea Hackers and salvagepunks, this book charts the emergence of "rugged consumers" who creatively misuse, reuse, and repurpose the objects within their environments to suit their idiosyncratic needs and desires. Figures of both literary and material culture whose behavior...