02974nam 2200637Ia 450 991045694950332120200520144314.01-78138-635-81-84631-715-0(CKB)2550000000033344(EBL)688334(OCoLC)732956432(SSID)ssj0000530074(PQKBManifestationID)12166917(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000530074(PQKBWorkID)10561835(PQKB)11409000(UkCbUP)CR9781846317156(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127321(MiAaPQ)EBC688334(UkCbUP)CR9781781386354(Au-PeEL)EBL688334(CaPaEBR)ebr10466808(EXLCZ)99255000000003334420110601d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConsumer chronicles[electronic resource] cultures of consumption in modern French literature /David H. WalkerLiverpool Liverpool University Press20111 online resource (324 p.)Contemporary French and francophone cultures ;v. 19Description based upon print version of record.1-84631-487-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAt 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 everContemporary French and francophone cultures ;19.French literature19th centuryHistory and criticismConsumption (Economics)FranceHistory19th centuryConsumer behaviorFranceHistory19th centuryElectronic books.French literatureHistory and criticism.Consumption (Economics)HistoryConsumer behaviorHistory843.9093553Walker David H131093MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456949503321Consumer chronicles1942127UNINA