The Oxford handbook of the history of consumption
The Oxford handbook of the history of consumption
- Oxford Oxford University Press 2012
- xvii, 695 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Consumption offers a timely overview of how our understanding of consumption in history has changed in the last generation, taking the reader from the ancient period to the twenty-first century. It includes chapters on Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America, brings together new perspectives, highlights cutting-edge areas of research, and offers a guide through the main historiographical developments. Contributions from leading historians examine the spaces of consumption, consumer politics, luxury and waste, nationalism and empire, the body, well-being, youth cultures and fashion.
9780199561216
Economics
Consumption (Economics)
Consumer behavior
Consumers
339.4709 / O9
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Consumption offers a timely overview of how our understanding of consumption in history has changed in the last generation, taking the reader from the ancient period to the twenty-first century. It includes chapters on Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America, brings together new perspectives, highlights cutting-edge areas of research, and offers a guide through the main historiographical developments. Contributions from leading historians examine the spaces of consumption, consumer politics, luxury and waste, nationalism and empire, the body, well-being, youth cultures and fashion.
9780199561216
Economics
Consumption (Economics)
Consumer behavior
Consumers
339.4709 / O9