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Taylor & Francis Ltd Point Of Purchase How Shopping Changed American Culture 2005 Edition by Sharon Zukin
This accessible, smart, and expansive book on shopping's impact on American life is in part historical, stretching back to the mid-19th century, yet also has a contemporary focus, with material on recent trends in shopping from the internet to Zagat's guides.Drawing inspiration from both Pierre Bourdieu's work and Walter Benjamin's seminal essay on the shopping arcades of 19th-century Paris, Zukin explores the forces that have made shopping so central to our lives: the rise of consumer culture, the never-ending quest for better value, and shopping's ability to help us improve our social status and attain new social identities. Prologue: What Shopping Is1. A Brief History of Shopping2. Julia Learns to Shop3. From Woolworth's to Wal-Mart4. "The Perfect Pair of Leather Pants"5. B. Altman, Ralph Lauren, and the Death of the Leisure Class6. Artemio Goes to Tiffany's7. Consumer Guides and the Invention of Lifestyle8. How Brooks Brothers Came to Look Like Banana Republic9. The Zen of Internet Shopping10. Zagats' 'R' UsEpilogue: What Shopping Should BeAcknowledgmentsNotes