Consumerism in world history : the global transformation of desire
Peter N. Stearns
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2001 ; 1. publ.
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| Authors: | Stearns, Peter N. |
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London [u.a.] : Routledge |
| Subject: | Verbraucherschutz | Consumer protection | Verbraucher | Consumers | Geschichte | History | Welt | World | Konsumgesellschaft |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Table of Contents [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] |
| Extent: | XI, 147 S 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Acknowledgments xii --1 Before consumerism 1 --PART I : The emergence of consumerism in the West 13 -- 2 The emergence of consumerism 15 -- 3 The first causes of consumerism 25 -- 4 Consumerism across the Atlantic: an early imitation 37 -- 5 The explosion of consumerism in Western Europe and the United States 44 -- 6 The dark side of Western consumerism 61 --PART II : Consumerism goes global 73 -- 7 Consumerism in Russia 75 -- 8 Consumerism in East Asia 83 -- 9 Consumerism in Africa 101 -- 10 Consumerism in the Islamic Middle East 112 -- PART III : Consumerism toward the new century 123 -- 11 Consumerism in the contemporary world 125 -- 12 Conclusion: who wins - consumerism or consumers? 137 -- Index 143. |
| ISBN: | 0-415-24408-0 ; 0-415-24409-9 |
| Classification: | Allgemeine Weltgeschichte ; Kulturgeschichte |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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