How the Shopping Cart Explains Global Consumerism / Andrew Warnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warnes, Andrew, Author.

Series:

California scholarship online.

California scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shopping carts--United States.

Shopping carts.

Consumption (Economics)--United States.

Consumption (Economics).

Shopping--United States.

Shopping.

Merchandising--History.

Merchandising.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Picture a familiar scene: long lines of shoppers waiting to check out at the grocery store, carts filled to the brim with the week's food. While many might wonder what is in each cart, Andrew Warnes implores us to consider the symbolism of the cart itself. In his inventive new book, Warnes examines how the everyday shopping cart is connected to a complex web of food production and consumption that has spread from the United States throughout the world. Today, shopping carts represent choice and autonomy for consumers, a recognizable American way of life that has become a global phenomenon. This succinct and and accessible book provides an excellent overview of consumerism and the globalization of American culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List Of Illustrations

Entrance

1. Inside Views

2. Aristocratic Baskets

3. In The Supermarket

4. The Late Cart

5. Carts Unchained

Exit

Notes

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520968097

0520968093

OCLC:

1114786223