Author

Publication

2017 - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781441137210
  • ISBN-101441137211
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016046330
  • OCLC Control Number950430266
  • Better World Books9781441137210
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Classifications

  • LCCHC260.C6
  • LCCHC260.C6 G869 2017

Description

It is commonly accepted that the consumer is now centre stage in modern Britain, rather than the worker or producer. Consumer choice is widely regarded as the major source of self-definition and identity rather than productive activity. Politicians vie with each other to fashion their appeal to 'citizen-consumers'. When and how did these profound changes occur? Which historical alternatives were pushed to the margins in the process? In what ways did the everyday consumer practices and forms of consumer organising adopted by both middle and working-class men and women shape the outcomes? This study of the making of consumer culture in Britain since 1800 explores these questions and introduces students to the major historical debates in this vibrant field. It suggests that the consumer culture that emerged during this period was shaped as much by political relationships as it was by economic and social factors.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Making of Consumer Culture in Modern BritainBloomsbury Publishing Plc2017

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