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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... suggested by the member- ship figures of organised consumer groups alone . This book is an attempt to write a systematic account of these consumer movements , ideologies and official institutions in Britain . It emphasises that in the ...
... suggested by the member- ship figures of organised consumer groups alone . This book is an attempt to write a systematic account of these consumer movements , ideologies and official institutions in Britain . It emphasises that in the ...
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... suggested in the use of the term , perhaps in a classic example of containment at the linguistic level , as consumerism becomes a mere category of description for an increasingly commodified culture , which only suffers a mild sense of ...
... suggested in the use of the term , perhaps in a classic example of containment at the linguistic level , as consumerism becomes a mere category of description for an increasingly commodified culture , which only suffers a mild sense of ...
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... suggested that in response to the manipu- lation thesis , academics have come to celebrate any act of appropriation by consumers , even among the most oppressed groups , thereby suggest- ing that consumer empowerment is available for ...
... suggested that in response to the manipu- lation thesis , academics have come to celebrate any act of appropriation by consumers , even among the most oppressed groups , thereby suggest- ing that consumer empowerment is available for ...
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... suggests and Monbiot provides only an extremely weak response to ' the corporate takeover of Britain'.36 Elsewhere ... suggest that the diversity of lifestyles thrown up in the plurality of postmodernity will lead to a ' theatre of ...
... suggests and Monbiot provides only an extremely weak response to ' the corporate takeover of Britain'.36 Elsewhere ... suggest that the diversity of lifestyles thrown up in the plurality of postmodernity will lead to a ' theatre of ...
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... suggests a narrative of failure as consumerism as activism has not replaced other political allegiances . But this is due to a central dilemma of which consumer groups themselves have been all too aware : that is , the consumer can ...
... suggests a narrative of failure as consumerism as activism has not replaced other political allegiances . But this is due to a central dilemma of which consumer groups themselves have been all too aware : that is , the consumer can ...
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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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