Consuming the Romantic Utopia

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Eva Illouz

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A study of American love in the twentieth century that unravels the mass of images that define our ideas of love and romance, revealing that the experience of 'true' love is deeply embedded in the experience of consumer capitalism. It studies how individual conceptions of love overlap with the world of cliches and images.

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Released: 1997
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Title: Consuming the Romantic Utopia
Language: English
Authors: Eva Illouz
Publisher: University of California Press
Released: 1997
Format: Paperback
ISBN10: 0520205715
ISBN13: 9780520205710
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Categories: Non-Fiction Social Sciences Sociology
Non-Fiction Self-Help Interpersonal Relationships
Tags: Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Love, Politics, Relationships, Capitalism
Original title: Consuming the romantic utopia
Rating: 4.3 out of 5
Description: A study of American love in the twentieth century that unravels the mass of images that define our ideas of love and romance, revealing that the experience of 'true' love is deeply embedded in the experience of consumer capitalism. It studies how individual conceptions of love overlap with the world of cliches and images.