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Luxurious Citizens : The Politics of Consumption in Nineteenth-Century America /
After the Revolution, Americans abandoned the political economy of self-denial and sacrifice that had secured their independence. In its place, they created one that empowered the modern citizen-consumer. This profound transformation was the uncoordinated and self-serving work of merchants, manufact...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | America in the Nineteenth Century
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction. Imagining the Citizen- Consumer
- Chapter 1. Dilemmas of Abundance
- Chapter 2. The Marketplace of Retribution
- Chapter 3. The Perils of the Public Auction
- Chapter 4. Of Tariffs and Taste
- Chapter 5. "They Now Advertise Liberally"
- Chapter 6. Consumers at War
- Epilogue. The Citizen- Consumer and the State of the Nation
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments