Consuming visions: Accumulation and display of goods in America, 1880-1920 (A Winterthur book)
Consuming visions: Accumulation and display of goods in America, 1880-1920 (A Winterthur book)
About this book
An examination of the consumer way of life in America as it unfolded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It traces how Americans came to value the pursuit of status objects and to rely on accumulating goods to measure cultural identity.
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- OL Work ID
- OL19164848W
Subjects
Advertising, Point-of-saleDisplay of merchandiseConsumer behaviorHistoryUnited states, economic conditions, 1865-1918United states, economic conditions, 1918-Display of merchandise--historyDisplay of merchandise--united states--historyAdvertising, point-of-sale--social aspects--historyAdvertising, point-of-sale--social aspects--united states--historyConsumer behavior--historyConsumer behavior--united states--historyConsumer behaviourhistoryUnited statesHf5845 .c68 1989659.1/57Social aspects