Author: Lizabeth Cohen
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Publisher: Vintage Books
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ISBN: 0375707379
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A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
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In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life.A Consumers' Republic review. br>
Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consumption quickly outgrew its economic objectives and became synonymous with patriotism, social equality, and the American Dream. Material goods came to embody the promise of America, and the power of consumers to purchase everything from vacuum cleaners to convertibles gave rise to the power of citizens to purchase political influence and effect social change. Yet despite undeniable successes and unprecedented affluence, mass consumption also fostered economic inequality and the fracturing of society along gender, class, and racial lines. In charting the complex legacy of our “Consumers’ Republic” Lizabeth Cohen has written a bold, encompassing, and profoundly influential bookRead full reviews of A Consumers' Republic.
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A Consumers' Republic, ISBN-13: 9780375707377, ISBN-10: 0375707379
format paperback title a consumers republic the politics of mass consumption in postwar america author lizabeth cohen publisher vintage books publication date dec 01 2003 pages 576 binding paperback edition reprint dimensions 5 25 wx 8 00 hx 1 25 d isbn 0375707379 subject business economics consumer behavior description an illuminating social and political history describes how mass consumption and the pursuit of prosperity transformed american life during the second half of the twentieth cent
Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America by Lizabeth Cohen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life. Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consump
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Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consumption quickly outgrew its economic objectives and became synonymous with patriotism, social equality, and the American Dream. Material goods came to embody the promise of America, and the power of consumers to purchase everything from vacuum cleaners to convertibles gave rise to the power of citizens to purchase political influence and effect social change. Yet despite undeniable successes and unprecedented affluence, mass consumption also fostered economic inequality and the fracturing of society along gender, class, and racial lines. In charting the complex legacy of our “Consumers’ Republic” Lizabeth Cohen has written a bold, encompassing, and profoundly influential book.
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