Enterprise Culture (Routledge Revivals)

First published in 1991, this book consists of twelve papers, all specifically written for this volume, and an Introduction which maps out some of the key conceptual and theoretical issues raised by the phenomenon. The first group of papers draws upon and analyses the political claims made on behalf of enterprise culture. The papers in the second section explore the international dimension of enterprise culture. The final section is devoted to a consideration of the role of consumers in an enterprise culture.

Both editors have been involved with the Lancaster University Centre for the Study of Cultural Values. Nicholas Abercrombie Reader in Sociology. His current interests include the sociological analysis of popular culture, and change in the 'cultural industries' since the Second World War. His publications include The Dominant Ideology Thesis and Sovereign Individuals of Capitalism (Unwin Hyman, with S. Hill and B. Turner). for the Study of Cultural Values. His main interests are in social philosophy, including political theory and the philosophy of the social sciences. He is author of The Politics of Social Theory (Blackwell and Chicago UP) and, with]. Urry, of Social Theory as Science (Routledge).