Introduction : the wealth of access
The fear of fortune : the uneasy consumer in an age of affluence
Cold war shoppers : consumerism as state project
Poverty amid prosperity : consumer protest beyond the affluent west
Consumers of the world unite : consumption and the new global order
The all-consuming network : the politics of protest in an age of consumption
Backlash : the corporate critique of consumerism
Choose life : consumer rights versus human rights
Shopping for justice : the freedom of free trade
Conclusion : the poverty of choice.