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The evolution of household technology and consumer behaviour, 1800-2000 / Julia Sophie Woersdorfer.
Lippincott Library HC79.C6 W656 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woersdorfer, Julia Sophie, author.
- Series:
- Modern heterodox economics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects--History.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Households--Economic aspects--History.
- Households.
- Household appliances--Economic aspects--History.
- Household appliances.
- Washing machines--Economic aspects--History.
- Washing machines.
- Consumer behavior--History.
- Consumer behavior.
- Technological innovations--Economic aspects--History.
- Technological innovations.
- Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
- History.
- Household appliances--Economic aspects.
- Households--Economic aspects.
- Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- x, 226 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Contents:
- Beyond time substitution : an evolutionary economic analysis into the patterns of cleanliness consumption
- Consumption behavior as a learning process
- The origin of the social norm of cleanliness
- Towards the modern washday : major steps in the development of laundry technology
- Consumer motivations and washing machine advertisements
- Patterns of cleanliness consumption and time use
- Cleanliness consumption and the rebound effect of energy-efficiency
- Explaining the patterns of cleanliness consumption.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781848935952
- 1848935951
- OCLC:
- 971020522
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