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commodity fetishism  

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  • Commodity fetishism refers to the exaggerated value of, and desire for, commodities which occurs within complex capitalist societies. The term is derived from the work of Marx and, in particular, the opening chapter to his seminal work Capital (originally published in 1867). [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Leisure Studies; Commodity Fetishism]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QK5HNCVC-W

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