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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... tion scholars then began to find everywhere diversity within the mass , and the ability of consumers to appropriate , mediate and reject the dominant meanings of goods : denim jeans became a favourite example of the cre- ative imaginary ...
... tion scholars then began to find everywhere diversity within the mass , and the ability of consumers to appropriate , mediate and reject the dominant meanings of goods : denim jeans became a favourite example of the cre- ative imaginary ...
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... 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 constructing self - identities in an increasingly globalised and distant world , 25 for many this ...
... 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 constructing self - identities in an increasingly globalised and distant world , 25 for many this ...
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... tion . Juliet Schor asks Do Americans Shop Too Much ?, Daniel Miller urges the consumer and the housewife to make ' consumption the vanguard of history ' , artists seek to break down the informational barriers between de- veloping world ...
... tion . Juliet Schor asks Do Americans Shop Too Much ?, Daniel Miller urges the consumer and the housewife to make ' consumption the vanguard of history ' , artists seek to break down the informational barriers between de- veloping world ...
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... tion of the mass man has straddled the political and intellectual divide and has included within it the notions of irrationality ascribed to the crowd by Freud , Nietzsche and Spengler , the hatred of suburbia by the likes of H. G. ...
... tion of the mass man has straddled the political and intellectual divide and has included within it the notions of irrationality ascribed to the crowd by Freud , Nietzsche and Spengler , the hatred of suburbia by the likes of H. G. ...
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... tion of the book focusses on affluence and the growth of the organised , modern , comparative - testing based consumerism associated with Which ? magazine . Chapter 6 demonstrates the range of business and women's organisations which ...
... tion of the book focusses on affluence and the growth of the organised , modern , comparative - testing based consumerism associated with Which ? magazine . Chapter 6 demonstrates the range of business and women's organisations which ...
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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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