Childhood under siege : how big business targets children / Joel Bakan.
By: Bakan, Joel
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TextPublisher: New York : Free Press, 2011Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: x, 277 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781439121207 (hbk.); 9781439141182 (ebk.).Subject(s): Corporations -- Moral and ethical aspects | Child consumers | Target marketing | Child welfareDDC classification: 339.4/7083 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 339.47083 B17 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003735701 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Bakan offers passionate argument and copious research in this compelling call for parents to stand up for their children."--Booklist (starred review)
"Corporations have found a new resource to be mined for profit: our children. Uncovers the astonishing degree to which companies exploit children, manipulate parents' fears, and operate with callous disregard for children's health and well-being.
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