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The Consumer Culture Theory of Brands
The Consumer Culture Theory of Brands By
Robert Pennington
The Consumer Culture Theory of Brands By Robert Pennington This book first published 2019 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2019 by Robert Pennington All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-3684-X ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-3684-5
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