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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822918003321

Autore

Stearns Peter N

Titolo

Consumerism in world history : the global transformation of desire / / Peter N. Stearns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-134-15677-4

1-280-47837-3

9786610478378

0-203-96988-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Themes in world history

Disciplina

306.3

339.47

Soggetti

Consumption (Economics)

Economic history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2001.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Before modern consumerism; PART I The emergence of consumerism in the West; 2 The emergence of consumerism; 3 The first causes of consumerism; 4 Consumerism across the Atlantic: an early imita; 5 The explosion of consumerism in Western Europe and the United States; 6 The dark side of Western consumerism; PART II Consumerism goes global; 7 Consumerism in Russia; 8 Consumerism in East Asia; 9 Consumerism in Latin Amer; 10 Consumerism in Africa; 11 Consumerism in the Islamic Middle East; PART III Consumerism toward the new century

12 Consumerism in the contemporary world13 Conclusion: who wins - consumerism or consumers?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition of Consumerism in World History draws on recent research of the consumer experience in the West and Japan, while also examining societies less renowned for consumerism, such as those in Africa.By relating consumerism to other issues in world history, this book forces reassessment of our understanding of both consumerism and global history. Each chapter has been updated and new features now include:a chapter on Latin AmericaRussian and Chinese



developments since the 1990sthe changes involved in trying to bolster consumerism as