LEADER 02974nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910456949503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78138-635-8 010 $a1-84631-715-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000033344 035 $a(EBL)688334 035 $a(OCoLC)732956432 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000530074 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12166917 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000530074 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10561835 035 $a(PQKB)11409000 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781846317156 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127321 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC688334 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781781386354 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL688334 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10466808 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000033344 100 $a20110601d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConsumer chronicles$b[electronic resource] $ecultures of consumption in modern French literature /$fDavid H. Walker 210 $aLiverpool $cLiverpool University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (324 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary French and francophone cultures ;$vv. 19 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84631-487-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHalf-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 330 $aAt a time when the world is contemplating the depletion of non-renewable natural resources, the consumer society is increasingly being called into question. This is nowhere more acutely evident than in France, where since its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the consumer revolution, extending market forces into every area of social and private life, has been perceived as a challenge to core elements in French culture, such as traditional artisan crafts and small businesses serving local communities. Cultural historians and sociologists have charted the increasing commercialisation of ever 410 0$aContemporary French and francophone cultures ;$v19. 606 $aFrench literature$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aConsumption (Economics)$zFrance$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aConsumer behavior$zFrance$xHistory$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFrench literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aConsumption (Economics)$xHistory 615 0$aConsumer behavior$xHistory 676 $a843.9093553 700 $aWalker$b David H$0131093 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456949503321 996 $aConsumer chronicles$91942127 997 $aUNINA