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Author : Stephen Brobeck
Publisher : Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015025010441
An annotated guide that describes nearly a 1000 sources on the sonsumer movement.
Author : Lawrence B. Glickman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226298665
A definitive history of consumer activism, Buying Power traces the lineage of this political tradition back to our nation’s founding, revealing that Americans used purchasing power to support causes and punish enemies long before the word boycott even entered our lexicon. Taking the Boston Tea Party as his starting point, Lawrence Glickman argues that the rejection of British imports by revolutionary patriots inaugurated a continuous series of consumer boycotts, campaigns for safe and ethical consumption, and efforts to make goods more broadly accessible. He explores abolitionist-led efforts to eschew slave-made goods, African American consumer campaigns against Jim Crow, a 1930s refusal of silk from fascist Japan, and emerging contemporary movements like slow food. Uncovering previously unknown episodes and analyzing famous events from a fresh perspective, Glickman illuminates moments when consumer activism intersected with political and civil rights movements. He also sheds new light on activists’ relationship with the consumer movement, which gave rise to lobbies like the National Consumers League and Consumers Union as well as ill-fated legislation to create a federal Consumer Protection Agency.
Author : Colston Estey Warne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003459398
Author : David Bollier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Citizen suits (Civil procedure)
ISBN : OCLC:755187116
Author : Alain Chatriot,Marie-Emmanuelle Chessel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351889933
Recent work has focused on the politics of consumption and its manifestation in a number of situations. This volume extends these debates, providing a tighter focus and contributing to a noticeable gap in the field that numerous scholars are beginning to turn towards: that is, organizations of consumers themselves who have chosen to speak for all consumers and similar such bodies of experts which act on behalf of consumers. The volume is fortunate in drawing upon a number of scholars who are about to publish major works on the subject, but who are happy to provide summary versions of their work for the volume. The book pays particular attention to specific moments in consumer mobilization and expertise, capturing the range of types of expert consumers across the twentieth century, from ethical consumer groups at the beginning, to intellectuals, housewives, economists and public officials. It addresses questions on the nature of consumer organizing, which bodies can speak for consumers, whether one consumer voice can ever be identified and the relationship between consumption and citizenship. Overview pieces demonstrate the larger narratives involved in the study of the expert consumer, whilst more comparative essays set out the nature of transatlantic exchanges. Other contributions point to the similarities across seemingly different consumption regimes, while case studies of specific organisations and key historical moments draw out the particularities of consumer expertise.
Author : Lizabeth Cohen
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307555366
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. Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consumption quickly outgrew its economic objectives and became synonymous with patriotism, social equality, and the American Dream. Material goods came to embody the promise of America, and the power of consumers to purchase everything from vacuum cleaners to convertibles gave rise to the power of citizens to purchase political influence and effect social change. Yet despite undeniable successes and unprecedented affluence, mass consumption also fostered economic inequality and the fracturing of society along gender, class, and racial lines. In charting the complex legacy of our “Consumers’ Republic” Lizabeth Cohen has written a bold, encompassing, and profoundly influential book.
Author : Matthew Hilton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 052153853X
This book is the first comprehensive history of consumerism as an organised social and political movement. Matthew Hilton offers a groundbreaking account of consumer movements, ideologies and organisations in twentieth-century Britain. He argues that in organisations such as the Co-operative movement and the Consumers' Association individual concern with what and how we spend our wages led to forms of political engagement too often overlooked in existing accounts of twentieth-century history. He explores how the consumer and consumerism came to be regarded by many as a third force in society with the potential to free politics from the perceived stranglehold of the self-interested actions of employers and trade unions. Finally he recovers the visions of countless consumer activists who saw in consumption a genuine force for liberation for women, the working class and new social movements as well as a set of ideas often deliberately excluded from more established political organisations.
Author : Inger L. Stole
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780252092589
In the 1930s, the United States almost regulated advertising to a degree that seems unthinkable today. Activists viewed modern advertising as propaganda that undermined the ability of consumers to live in a healthy civic environment. Organized consumer movements fought the emerging ad business and its practices with fierce political opposition. Inger L. Stole examines how consumer activists sought to limit corporate influence by rallying popular support to moderate and change advertising. Stole weaves the story through the extensive use of primary sources, including archival research done with consumer and trade group records, as well as trade journals and engagement with the existing literature. Her account of the struggle also demonstrates how public relations developed in order to justify laissez-faire corporate advertising in light of a growing consumer rights movement, and how the failure to rein in advertising was significant not just for civic life in the 1930s but for our era as well.
Author : Matthew Hilton
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801461637
The history of consumerism is about much more than just shopping. Ever since the eighteenth century, citizen-consumers have protested against the abuses of the market by boycotting products and promoting fair instead of free trade. In recent decades, consumer activism has responded to the challenges of affluence by helping to guide consumers through an increasingly complex and alien marketplace. In doing so, it has challenged the very meaning of consumer society and tackled some of the key economic, social, and political issues associated with the era of globalization.In Prosperity for All, the first international history of consumer activism, Matthew Hilton shows that modern consumer advocacy reached the peak of its influence in the decades after World War II. Growing out of the product-testing activities of Consumer Reports and its international counterparts (including Which? in the United Kingdom, Que Choisir in France, and Test in Germany), consumerism evolved into a truly global social movement. Consumer unions, NGOs, and individual activists like Ralph Nader emerged in countries around the world—including developing countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America—concerned with creating a more equitable marketplace and articulating a politics of consumption that addressed the needs of both individuals and society as a whole.Consumer activists achieved many victories, from making cars safer to highlighting the dangers of using baby formula instead of breast milk in countries with no access to clean water. The 1980s saw a reversal in the consumer movement's fortunes, thanks in large part to the rise of an antiregulatory agenda both in the United States and internationally. In the process, the definition of consumerism changed, focusing more on choice than on access. As Hilton shows, this change reflects more broadly on the dilemmas we all face as consumers: Do we want more stuff and more prosperity for ourselves, or do we want others less fortunate to be able to enjoy the same opportunities and standard of living that we do?Prosperity for All makes clear that by abandoning a more idealistic vision for consumer society we reduce consumers to little more than shoppers, and we deny the vast majority of the world's population the fruits of affluence.
Author : Helen Laura Sorenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Consumers' leagues
ISBN : UOM:39015031345724
Author : Robert N. Mayer
Publisher : Twayne Pub
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 080579719X
Analyzing the consumer movement from sociological, economic, and political perspectives, Mayer argues that American consumer activists have successfully shaped public policy despite formidable obstacles. He details the history of consumer activism in the United States, looks at significant leaders, and examines the key components of the present movement. He measures its successes and failures, compares it with movements in other countries, shows how shrewd political maneuvering has combined with fortuitous circumstances to bring about legislation in the interest of consumers, and foresees the problems and issues that will spark the next wave of consumerism. ISBN 0-8057-9718-1 (alk. Paper): $25.95.
Author : Rob Harrison,Terry Newholm,Deirdre Shaw
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 141290353X
Focusing on ethical consumers, their behavior, discourses and narratives as well as the social and political contexts in which they operate, this text provides a summary of the manner and effectiveness of their actions.
Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PKEY:6610000498703
What is Consumerism The term "consumerism" refers to a social and economic system in which the aspirations of many persons involve the acquisition of commodities and services that go beyond those that are required for survival or for the customary displays of status. The concept of consumerism has been present in a variety of societies throughout history. The contemporary concept of consumerism can be traced back to Western Europe before to the Industrial Revolution and began to gain popular acceptance around the year 1900. The Theory of the Leisure Class was a book written by Thorstein Veblen that was published in 1899. It was a book about consumerism that investigated the broad ideals and economic institutions that emerged along with the prevalent "leisure time" at the beginning of the 20th century. "Veblen views the activities and spending habits of this leisure class in terms of conspicuous and vicarious consumption and waste," he writes in the book. Not to be confused with utility or usefulness, both are concerned with the presentation of one's status. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Consumerism Chapter 2: Conspicuous consumption Chapter 3: Overconsumption (economics) Chapter 4: Commodity fetishism Chapter 5: Veblen good Chapter 6: Ethical consumerism Chapter 7: The Theory of the Leisure Class Chapter 8: Economic materialism Chapter 9: Consumer economy Chapter 10: Anti-consumerism Chapter 11: Consumer capitalism Chapter 12: Consumer revolution Chapter 13: Consumption (sociology) Chapter 14: Consumer movement Chapter 15: Hyperconsumerism Chapter 16: Dematerialization (economics) Chapter 17: Alternative purchase network Chapter 18: Green consumption Chapter 19: Guilt-free consumption Chapter 20: Consumer culture Chapter 21: Growing consumer culture of China (II) Answering the public top questions about consumerism. (III) Real world examples for the usage of consumerism in many fields. (IV) Rich glossary featuring over 1200 terms to unlock a comprehensive understanding of consumerism. (eBook only). Who will benefit Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of consumerism.
Author : Grant David McCracken
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1990-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0253206286
"This book compiles and integrates highly innovative work aimed at bridging the fields of anthropology and consumer behavior." —Journal of Consumer Affairs " . . . fascinating . . . ambitious and interesting . . . " —Canadian Advertising Foundation Newsletter " . . . an anthropological dig into consumerism brimming with original thought . . . " —The Globe and Mail "Grant McCracken has written a provocative book that puts consumerism in its place in Western society—at the centre." —Report on Business Magazine " . . . a stimulating addition to knowledge and theory about the interrelationship of culture and consumption." —Choice "[McCracken's] synthesis of anthropological and consumer studies material will give historians new ideas and methods to integrate into their thinking." —Maryland Historian "The book offers a fresh and much needed cultural interpretation of consumption." —Journal of Consumer Policy "The volume will help balance the prevailing cognitive and social psychological cast of consumer research and should stimulate more comprehensive investigation into consumer behavior." —Journal of Marketing Research " . . . broad scope, enthusiasm and imagination . . . a significant contribution to the literature on consumption history, consumer behavior, and American material culture." —Winterhur Portfolio "For this is a superb book, a definitive exploration of its subject that makes use of the full range of available literature." —American Journal of Sociology "McCracken's book is a fine synthesis of a new current of thought that strives to create an interdisciplinary social science of consumption behaviors, a current to which folklorists have much to contribute." —Journal of American Folklore This provocative book takes a refreshing new view of the culture of consumption. McCracken examines the interplay of culture and consumer behavior from the anthropologist's point of view and provides new insights into the way we view ourselves and our society.
Author : H. Berghoff,U. Spiekermann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137013002
Drawing on a wide range of studies of Europe, the United States, Asia, and Africa, the contributions gathered here consider how political history, business history, the history of science, cultural history, gender history, intellectual history, anthropology, and even environmental history can help us decode modern consumer societies.