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

• Autore: Walker David H
• Pubblicazione: Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Disciplina: 843.9093553
• Soggetto topico: French literature - 19th century - History and criticism; Consumption (Economics) - France - History - 19th century; Consumer behavior - France - History - 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Consumer chronicles
• ISBN: 1-78138-635-8; 1-84631-715-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456949503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; ; 19.