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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456949503321

Autore

Walker David H

Titolo

Consumer chronicles [[electronic resource] ] : cultures of consumption in modern French literature / / David H. Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-78138-635-8

1-84631-715-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; ; v. 19

Disciplina

843.9093553

Soggetti

French literature - 19th century - History and criticism

Consumption (Economics) - France - History - 19th century

Consumer behavior - France - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. WAITING FOR THE CONSUMER SOCIETY; II. ECONOMIES OF CONSUMPTION (1); III. SMALL SHOPS; IV. BIG STORES; V. ECONOMIES OF CONSUMPTION (2); VI. REFLECTIONS ON THE CONSUMER SOCIETY; Conclusion: A Good Buy?; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

At a time when the world is contemplating the depletion of non-renewable natural resources, the consumer society is increasingly being called into question. This is nowhere more acutely evident than in France, where since its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the consumer revolution, extending market forces into every area of social and private life, has been perceived as a challenge to core elements in French culture, such as traditional artisan crafts and small businesses serving local communities. Cultural historians and sociologists have charted the increasing commercialisation of ever