An all-consuming century : why commercialism won in modern America
"An All-Consuming Century is a rich history of how market goods came to dominate American life over that remarkable hundred years between 1900 and 2000 and why for the first time in history there are no practical limits to consumerism."--Jacket
History
ix, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780231113120, 9780231113137, 0231113129, 0231113137
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Preface 1. The Irony of a Century 2. Setting the Course, 1900--1930 3. Promises of More, 1930--1960 4. Coping with Abundance 5. A New Consumerism, 1960--1980 6. Markets Triumphant, 1980--2000 7. An Ambiguous Legacy Index