Gunkel presents students, academics, and researchers with an investigation of the various forms of political and ethical consumerism currently at play in the United States. The author argues
that the ties between politics and consumption, and the diminished role of the government as a regulatory body has fostered a relatively unique form of consumer politics in the US. This idea is
explored across five chapters focused on theorizing the consumer, politicizing the consumer in America, and mobilizing consumers. Christian Gunkel is a faculty member of the University of
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