The dominion of shoppers Canadian consumption from Hudson's Bay to eBay Steve Penfold

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penfold, Steven, 1966- author.

Series:

Themes in Canadian history 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumption (Economics)--Canada--History.

Consumption (Economics).

Shopping--Canada--History.

Shopping.

Canada.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press, 2026.

Toronto Buffalo London University of Toronto Press [2026]

Summary:

"The Dominion of Shoppers is a concise introduction to the long history of Canadian consumption. Building on the "four Ps" of consumer history - place, product, payment, and power - historian Steve Penfold traces the complex mix of business, economic, social, and cultural dynamics that shaped shopping and exchange from the bygone fur trade to contemporary online buying. Stretching from the 17th to the 21st century, The Dominion of Shoppers builds its narrative around several key moments in the history of the (now bankrupt) Hudson's Bay Company, leading the reader through the exchanges of the fur trade, retail in settler colonialism, modern consumption, post-World War Two consumer boom, consumer nationalism, state regulation, and more recent technological and retail disruptions. Through the pages of this book, readers will visit fur trade posts, public markets, small rural shops, department stores, shopping malls, power centres, discount houses, and online markets. The Dominion of Shoppers is a valuable introduction to Canadian consumerism for historians, students, and anyone interested in Canada's past and present."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Hats and Empires

Retail and Resettlement

Shopping in Modernity

The Age of Booms

Moral Economies of Shopping

Patriotic Shopping

The Age of Disruption

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Penfold, Steven, 1966- Dominion of shoppers

ISBN:

9781049804378

1049804376

9781049804385

1049804384

OCLC:

1569864549

Publisher Number:

CIPO000410983

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license