Consumed: On Colonialism, Climate Change, Consumerism & the Need for Collective Change

By Aja Barber

Book Overview

Aja Barber's debut book, CONSUMED, asks you to change your consumer identity in order to be a part of a more equitable and sustainable future

Aja Barber wants change.

In the 'learning' first half of the book, she exposes you to the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and the uncomfortable history of the textile industry; one which brokered slavery, racism and today's wealth inequality. And how these oppressive systems have bled into the fashion industry and its lack of diversity and equality. She also reveals how we spend our money and whose pockets it goes into and whose it doesn't (clue: the people who do the actual work) and tells her story of how she came to learn the truth.

In the second 'unlearning' half of the book, she helps you to understand the uncomfortable truth behind why you consume the way you do. She asks you to confront the sense of lack you have, the feeling that you are never quite enough and the reasons why you fill the aching void with consumption rather than compassion. And she makes you challenge this power disparity and take back ownership of it. The less you buy into the consumer culture the more power you have.

CONSUMED offers urgent, life-changing consumer help.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914240049
• ISBN13: 9781914240041
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Brazen
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Thought provoking read

I really enjoyed this thought provoking book. It really challenged me and my perceived notions of this world, especially in relation to fashion. Aja’s writing style makes for an easy to consume read, while delving into topics most of us are too scared to touch. With our consumer society I think this should be an essential read to anyone looking to help combat so many different forms of deception and manipulation that’s come with a society like that.