A Consumers' Republic
The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
Cohen, Lizabeth
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BOOK SUMMARY
In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Provocative . . . original. . . . Rich in detail and perception. The New York Times Book Review
Substantial, illuminating, and sophisticated. . . . A creative, provocative and often compelling account. . . . Sweeping and fascinating. . . . A genuine contribution to postwar American history. Chicago Tribune
Ingenious. . . . Exceptional. . . . Cohen thinks big. . . . Her history is impeccable; her almost superhuman investigations into obscure sources and archives bring many rewards. The New Republic
A sobering bookand an essential one. . . . Broadly ambitious. . . . The first historical account to examine closely the social world of postwar consumerism and the politics that were so tightly enmeshed with it. The American Prospect
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0375707379
ISBN(13-digit): 9780375707377
Copyright: 2003
Dewey Decimal: 658
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 576
Paper Weight (lb): 1.15
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