Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism by Eva Illouz

Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism

Eva Illouz

332 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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To what extent are our most romantic moments determined by the portrayal of love in film and on TV? Is a walk on a moonlit beach a moment of perfect romance or simply a simulation of the familiar ideal seen again and again on billboards and movie ...

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