Consumerism in world history : the global transformation of desire / Peter N. Stearns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stearns, Peter N.

Series:

Themes in world history.

Themes in world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumption (Economics).

Economic history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

2nd. ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This second edition of Consumerism in World History draws on recent research of the consumer experience in the West and Japan, while also examining societies less renowned for consumerism, such as those in Africa.By relating consumerism to other issues in world history, this book forces reassessment of our understanding of both consumerism and global history. Each chapter has been updated and new features now include:a chapter on Latin AmericaRussian and Chinese developments since the 1990sthe changes involved in trying to bolster consumerism as

Contents:

Book Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Before modern consumerism; PART I The emergence of consumerism in the West; 2 The emergence of consumerism; 3 The first causes of consumerism; 4 Consumerism across the Atlantic: an early imita; 5 The explosion of consumerism in Western Europe and the United States; 6 The dark side of Western consumerism; PART II Consumerism goes global; 7 Consumerism in Russia; 8 Consumerism in East Asia; 9 Consumerism in Latin Amer; 10 Consumerism in Africa; 11 Consumerism in the Islamic Middle East; PART III Consumerism toward the new century

12 Consumerism in the contemporary world13 Conclusion: who wins - consumerism or consumers?; Index

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2001.

ISBN:

1-134-15677-4

1-280-47837-3

9786610478378

0-203-96988-X

9780203969885

OCLC:

271809504