With impressive scope and fascinating examples, The Sociology of Consumption offers the first major overview of the field. Stillerman expertly guides readers through the global world of consumption, pointing to major theories and incorporating the newest investigations. A welcome contribution to economic sociology, the book will also attract a broader audience interested in understanding how consumption works. Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University Joel Stillerman presents consumption as a multidimensional field of power and expression, where men and women make difficult choices in a world of things, and the rest of us struggle to discover what these choices mean to our ownNand society'sNwell-being. This very useful book joins a broad global framework to a rich array of empirical studies to show how consumer citizenship is formed. Sharon Zukin, Brookyln College and City University New York I'd highly recommend it for a class or a good overview of what is, due to the work of Stillerman and others, becoming a field of its own. Social Forces Clearly and effectively written As a summary of sociological research and sociological analysis of consumption it is a highly commendable text. The British Journal of Sociology