Time and Money: The Making of Consumer Culture - Couverture souple

Cross, Gary S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415088550 ISBN 13 : 9780415088558

Editeur : Routledge, 1993

Synopsis

New mass production methods after World War I intensified the debate over the allocation of growth in the advanced industrial societies, resulting eventually in a new balance of production and consumption as the routine of the 40 hour week and the annual holiday became the norm. Gary Cross provides a comparative and wide-ranging historical analysis of the work-and-spend ethic, exploring American, British and French patterns of organizing free time. Covering the emergence of a consumer society in the 1920s and 30s, through the mass consumerism of the 1950s to trends in the present day, he provides a new perspective on the history of consumerism by placing contemporary dilemmas and responses to the question of `time and money' in their historical context. He links the modern culture of consumerism with trends in work, leisure, cultural politics and political economy to create a subtle analysis of complex social phenomena.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415088550
• ISBN 13: 9780415088558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible