Selling out or buying in? : debating consumerism in Vancouver and Victoria, 1945-1985 /

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"Until the late 1950s residents of Vancouver and Victoria negotiated a shopping landscape that would be unrecognizable to today's consumers: most stores were closed for at least half the day on Wednesdays, prevented from opening during the evenings, and were banned from operating on Sunday...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Dawson, Michael, 1971- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Sujets:
1900-1999
Consumption (Economics) > British Columbia > Vancouver > History > 20th century.
Consumption (Economics) > British Columbia > Australia > Victoria > History > 20th century.
Consumer behavior > British Columbia > Vancouver > History > 20th century.
Consumer behavior > British Columbia > Australia > Victoria > History > 20th century.
Consommateurs > Comportement > Colombie-Britannique > Vancouver > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
HISTORY / Canada / General
Consumer behavior
Consumption (Economics)
British Columbia > Vancouver
British Columbia > Victoria
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Page i; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: Santa's Lament; Chapter One: Conflict: Restricting and Liberalizing Store Hours; Chapter Two: Community: Tourism, Leisure, and the Quest for Civic Prosperity; Chapter Three: Leverage: The Rhetoric and Reality of Chain-Store Dominance; Chapter Four: Morality: Women, Families, and Consumer Convenience; Chapter Five: Regulation: Evasion and Enforcement; Chapter Six: Ideology: The Cold War and the Public Sphere; Chapter Seven: Religion: Sunday Shopping's Multiple Battlegrounds; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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