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1 online resource (220 pages) |
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The History of Retailing and Consumption |
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History of retailing and consumption.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part 1 Early Consumer Activism; 1 'Through the Medium of Their Pockets': Sabbatarianism, Free Produce, Non Intercourse and the Significance of 'Early Modern' Consumer Activism; 2 The Moral Expertise of the British Consumer, c. 1900: A Debate between the Christian Social Union and the Webbs; 3 Consumers' Leagues in France: A Transatlantic Perspective; Part 2 Consumer Expertise in War and Peace |
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4 Educating Consumers, Representing Consumers: Reforming the Marketplace through Scientific Expertise at the Bureau of Home Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, 1923-19405 The Enemy Within: Food, Nutrition Experts and Consumers in French-Speaking Switzerland, 1900-1946; 6 Shopping for an 'Economic Miracle': Gendered Politics of Consumer Citizenship in Divided Gerrnany; Part 3 Consumers in the Society of Consumption; 7 Consumers' Associations and the State: Proteetion and Defence of the Consumer in France, 1950-2000 |
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8 Shopping for the 'People's Home': Consumer Planning in Norway and Sweden after the Second World War9 The Entrepreneurial Ethic and the Spirit of Consumerism: Finances and Strategy in the US Consumer Movernent; 10 Living in the City Differently: The Birth of New Expertise in France in the 1960s and 1970s; 11 The Organised Consumer Movement since 1945; Index |
| Summary |
"Recent work has focused on the politics of consumption and its manifestation in a number of situations. This volume extends these debates, providing a tighter focus and contributing to a noticeable gap in the field that numerous scholars are beginning to turn towards: that is, organizations of consumers themselves who have chosen to speak for all consumers and similar such bodies of experts which act on behalf of consumers. The volume is fortunate in drawing upon a number of scholars who are about to publish major works on the subject, but who are happy to provide summary versions of their work for the volume. The book pays particular attention to specific moments in consumer mobilization and expertise, capturing the range of types of expert consumers across the twentieth century, from ethical consumer groups at the beginning, to intellectuals, housewives, economists and public officials. It addresses questions on the nature of consumer organizing, which bodies can speak for consumers, whether one consumer voice can ever be identified and the relationship between consumption and citizenshipages Overview pieces demonstrate the larger narratives involved in the study of the expert consumer, whilst more comparative essays set out the nature of transatlantic exchanges. Other contributions point to the similarities across seemingly different consumption regimes, while case studies of specific organisations and key historical moments draw out the particularities of consumer expertise."--Provided by publisher |
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Print version record |
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Consumers -- Europe -- History
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Consumers -- United States -- History
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Consumer protection -- Europe -- History
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Consumer protection -- United States -- History
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Consumption (Economics) -- Europe -- History
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Consumption (Economics) -- United States -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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Consumer protection
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Consumers
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Consumption (Economics)
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Europe
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chessel, Marie-Emmanuelle
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| ISBN |
9781351889933 |
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1351889931 |
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9781315239736 |
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1315239736 |
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