Editor's preface / Gabriele Siegert, M. Bjørn von Rimscha, and Stephanie Grubenmann -- Information and disinformation about advertising / Kati Förster and Ulli Weish -- Information and disinformation through advertising / Roland Mangold -- Information about users / Andrew McStay -- Inclusion...

"In times of war, political strife, and economic recession, governments often call upon their citizens to get out and shop, reasoning that consumerism will save an ailing economy and restore public confidence in the health of the country at large. During the interwar period, mass culture took a...

"Women are the world's most powerful consumers, yet they are largely marketed to erroneously through misconceptions and patriarchal views that distort the reality of women's lives, bodies and work. This book examines the contradictions and mismatches between women's everyday experiences and...