Luxurious Citizens : : The Politics of Consumption in Nineteenth-Century America / / Joanna Cohen.

After the Revolution, Americans abandoned the political economy of self-denial and sacrifice that had secured their independence. In its place, they created one that empowered the modern citizen-consumer. This profound transformation was the uncoordinated and self-serving work of merchants, manufact...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2017
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:America in the Nineteenth Century
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.) :; 16 illus.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items