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One nation under goods : malls and the seductions of American shopping / James J. Farrell.
Lippincott Library HF5430.3 .F37 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farrell, James J., 1949-2013.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shopping malls--United States--History.
- Shopping malls.
- Shopping centers--United States--History.
- Shopping centers.
- Popular culture--United States--History.
- Popular culture.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Books, [2003]
- Summary:
- Shopping malls have become a central aspect of American life and thus interrogating malls and mall practices provides us with a key window into contemporary American society and culture. Recognizing this fact, Farrell (history and American studies, St. Olaf College) presents 14 essays exploring a wide variety of topics surrounding the way Americans experience malls, generally maintaining a focus on the practices of larger regional, superregional, and megamalls, as they dominate the imagery of shopping centers. He explores how malls are designed; the esthetic, political, and ethical narratives that are expressed in malls, shopping practices and other mall experiences; and a range of other topics, expressing the view that, while there may be "good among the goods," malls are still an expression of a negative cluster of values that leads to a commercial culture that characterizes Americans as mainly consumers. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-320) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1588341526
- OCLC:
- 51587421
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