From Head Shops to Whole Foods : : The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs / / Joshua Davis.
In the 1960s and '70s, a diverse range of storefronts-including head shops, African American bookstores, feminist businesses, and organic grocers-brought the work of the New Left, Black Power, feminism, environmentalism, and other movements into the marketplace. Through shared ownership, limite...
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Davis, Joshua, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut From Head Shops to Whole Foods : The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs / Joshua Davis. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource (336 p.) : 24 b&w photographs text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Activist Business -- 2. Liberation Through Literacy -- 3. The Business of Getting High -- 4. The "Feminist Economic Revolution" -- 5. Natural Foods Stores -- 6. Perseverance and Appropriation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In the 1960s and '70s, a diverse range of storefronts-including head shops, African American bookstores, feminist businesses, and organic grocers-brought the work of the New Left, Black Power, feminism, environmentalism, and other movements into the marketplace. Through shared ownership, limited growth, and democratic workplaces, these activist entrepreneurs offered alternatives to conventional profit-driven corporate business models. By the middle of the 1970s, thousands of these enterprises operated across the United States-but only a handful survive today. Some, such as Whole Foods Market, have abandoned their quest for collective political change in favor of maximizing profits.Vividly portraying the struggles, successes, and sacrifices of these unlikely entrepreneurs,From Head Shops to Whole Foodswrites a new history of social movements and capitalism by showing how activists embraced small businesses in a way few historians have considered. The book challenges the widespread but mistaken idea that activism and political dissent are inherently antithetical to participation in the marketplace. Joshua Clark Davis uncovers the historical roots of contemporary interest in ethical consumption, social enterprise, buying local, and mission-driven business, while also showing how today's companies have adopted the language-but not often the mission-of liberation and social change. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Business and politics United States History. Business enterprises Political aspects United States History. Entrepreneurship Political aspects United States History. Small business Political aspects United States History. Social movements Economic aspects United States History. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 9783110543308 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2017 9783110540550 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE ENGLISH 2017 9783110625264 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Economics 2017 9783110547740 ZDB-23-DBV print 9780231171588 https://doi.org/10.7312/davi17158 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231543088 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231543088/original |
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