Prosperity for All : : Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalization / / Matthew Hilton.
The history of consumerism is about much more than just shopping. Ever since the eighteenth century, citizen-consumers have protested against the abuses of the market by boycotting products and promoting fair instead of free trade. In recent decades, consumer activism has responded to the challenges...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 15 halftones, 2 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. THE FEAR OF FORTUNE
- 2. COLD WAR SHOPPERS
- 3. POVERTY AMID PROSPERITY
- 4. CONSUMERS OF THE WORLD UNITE
- 5. THE ALL-CONSUMING NETWORK
- 6. BACKLASH
- 7. CHOOSE LIFE
- 8. SHOPPING FOR JUSTICE
- CONCLUSION: The Poverty of Choice
- NOTES
- INDEX