The book of the famous French sociologist and philosopher Jean Baudrillard (p.) 1929) is devoted to the problems of the "consumer society", which had developed in the highly developed countries of Europe by the 70s . XX in . Based on a rich economic and sociological material, Baudrillard, on the example of France, gives a critical analysis of such a society from a philosophical, sociological, economic, political and cultural point of view. It identifies its characteristics and focuses on the impact that the processes taking place in the “consumer society” have on the moral and intellectual state of its citizens. [dt.org] ...... The book is beautifully written...... [ [ Published in Russian for the first time. Addressed to readers interested in modern social processes and their understanding.