Now available in English for the first time, Jean Baudrillard's classic text was one of the first to focus on the process and meaning of consumption in contemporary culture. Originally published in 1970, the book still makes a vital contribution to current debates on consumption. Many of the themes which would make Baudrillard famous appear here for the first time. The book includes Baudrillard's most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure and anomie in affluent society. A chapter on the body demonstrates Baudrillard's extraordinary prescience for flagging vital subjects in contemporary culture long before others. This English translation begins with an introductory essay by Ge

让-鲍德里亚的这本经典著作现在首次以英文出版，它是最早关注当代文化中消费过程和意义的著作之一。该书最初出版于1970年，对当前关于消费的辩论仍有重要贡献。许多使鲍德里亚成名的主题在这里首次出现。该书包括鲍德里亚对大众传媒文化、休闲的意义和富裕社会的不正常现象的最有组织的讨论。关于身体的一章展示了鲍德里亚非凡的预见性，他比其他人更早地指出了当代文化的重要主题。本书的英译本以葛优的一篇介绍性文章开始。