Machine derived contents note: Preface -- In Pursuit of the Postmodern -- Theories of Consumer Culture -- Towards a Sociology of Postmodern Culture -- Postmodernism, Cultural Change and Social Practice -- Postmodernism and the Aestheticization of Everyday Life -- Lifestyle and Consumer Culture -- City Cultures and Postmodern Lifestyles -- Postmodernism, Consumer Culture and Global Disorder -- Common Culture or Uncommon Cultures?