Point of purchase

how shopping changed American culture

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Sharon Zukin, Sharon Zukin
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Point of purchase

how shopping changed American culture

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"An historical account of modern shopping, Point of Purchase traces the incredible impact of consumer culture on public life from the five-and-dimes and mail-order catalogs of the mid-nineteenth century to today's eBay, Amazon.com, and Zagat guides. Unlike other social critics, Sharon Zukin does not condemn Americans for being obsessed by shopping opportunities. Rather, she explores why shopping has become so central to our lives: our being surrounded by too many stores, our never-ending quest for better values, and shopping's uncanny ability to make us think we are getting "the best.""--Jacket.

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Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
Pages
325

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Cover of: Point of Purchase
Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture
2018, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Point of Purchase
Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture
2018, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Point of Purchase
Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture
2018, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Point of Purchase
Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture
2018, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Point of Purchase
Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture
February 25, 2005, Routledge
in English
Cover of: Point of purchase
Point of purchase: how shopping changed American culture
2004, Routledge
in English
Cover of: Point of purchase
Point of purchase: how shopping changed American culture
2004, Routledge
in English
Cover of: Point of purchase
Point of purchase: how shopping changed American culture
2003, Routledge
in English
Cover of: Point of Purchase
Point of Purchase
October 16, 2003, Routledge
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Table of Contents

A brief history of shopping
Julia learns to shop
From Woolworth's to Wal-mart
"The perfect pair of leather pants"
B. Altman, Ralph Lauren, and the death of the leisure class
Artemio goes to Tiffany's
Consumer guides and the invention of lifestyle
How Brooks brothers came to look like Banana Republic
The Zen of internet shopping
Zagats' 'R' us.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-312) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
HC110.C6 Z84 2004, HC110.C6 Z85 2004, HC110.C6Z84 2003, HC110.C6 Z85 2004eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
325 p. :
Number of pages
325

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15550575M
ISBN 10
0415945976
LCCN
2003009421
OCLC/WorldCat
52127491, 1059517886
Library Thing
186087

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