Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain: The Search for a Historical MovementCambridge University Press, 13.11.2003 - 382 Seiten This book is the first comprehensive history of consumerism as an organised social and political movement. Matthew Hilton offers a groundbreaking account of consumer movements, ideologies and organisations in twentieth-century Britain. He argues that in organisations such as the Co-operative movement and the Consumers' Association individual concern with what and how we spend our wages led to forms of political engagement too often overlooked in existing accounts of twentieth-century history. He explores how the consumer and consumerism came to be regarded by many as a third force in society with the potential to free politics from the perceived stranglehold of the self-interested actions of employers and trade unions. Finally he recovers the visions of countless consumer activists who saw in consumption a genuine force for liberation for women, the working class and new social movements as well as a set of ideas often deliberately excluded from more established political organisations. |
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... become the site upon which battles over new forms of citizenship and political expression have been fought . Most obviously , consumption offered the Co - operative movement a socio - political path beyond the formal institu- tions of ...
... become the site upon which battles over new forms of citizenship and political expression have been fought . Most obviously , consumption offered the Co - operative movement a socio - political path beyond the formal institu- tions of ...
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... becomes a mere category of description for an increasingly commodified culture , which only suffers a mild sense of rebuke by the employment of the term . As a history of organised consumer movements and consumer politics , this book is ...
... becomes a mere category of description for an increasingly commodified culture , which only suffers a mild sense of rebuke by the employment of the term . As a history of organised consumer movements and consumer politics , this book is ...
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... become a site for grass - roots political activity . Dana Frank has argued that ' consumer tactics have been at the core of the labour movement in all periods of US history ' , her case study in Seattle showing how trade unions ...
... become a site for grass - roots political activity . Dana Frank has argued that ' consumer tactics have been at the core of the labour movement in all periods of US history ' , her case study in Seattle showing how trade unions ...
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... become clothing and material culture.20 Similarly , an early postmodern scholarship which had pointed to the self- referential ' logic of signs ' within which consumers were as embroiled as the commercial images themselves , developed ...
... become clothing and material culture.20 Similarly , an early postmodern scholarship which had pointed to the self- referential ' logic of signs ' within which consumers were as embroiled as the commercial images themselves , developed ...
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... become apparent . Firstly , many of these consumer strategies are inner - directed : ' consump- tion for the presentation of the self has the self as a primary audience in modern times'.24 Without wishing to deny the importance of ...
... become apparent . Firstly , many of these consumer strategies are inner - directed : ' consump- tion for the presentation of the self has the self as a primary audience in modern times'.24 Without wishing to deny the importance of ...
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Consumerism in Twentieth-century Britain: The Search for a Historical Movement Matthew Hilton Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain: The Search for a Historical Movement Matthew Hilton Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain: The Search for a Historical Movement Matthew Hilton Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
activities Advertising Advice Centre affluent agendas Annual Report Association Board of Trade Britain British CA's campaigns citizen citizenship co-operation Co-operative movement commodities comparative testing concerns Conservative consumer activists Consumer Advice consumer affairs Consumer Council consumer groups consumer interest Consumer London consumer movement consumer policy consumer protection consumer society consumerism consumerist Culture economic Ethical Consumer focus Food Control Food Council G. D. H. Cole guild socialism H. C. Deb History housewife Ibid individual industry Institute IOCU issues J. A. Hobson J. B. Priestley labour movement Labour Party legislation living wage London Manchester manufacturers ment Michael Young National nationalised NFCG politics of consumption problems production purchasing Rachel Waterhouse recognised retail role RTSA Shopper's Guide shoppers social credit socialist standards sumer tion trade unions Webb women Women's Co-operative Guild workers working-class World
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