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From Goodwill to Grunge
Jennifer Le Zotte
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Description for From Goodwill to Grunge
Hardback. Series: Studies in United States Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTK; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
In this surprising new look at how clothing, style, and commerce came together to change American culture, Jennifer Le Zotte examines how secondhand goods sold at thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales came to be both profitable and culturally influential. Initially, selling used goods in the United States was seen as a questionable enterprise focused largely on the poor. But as the twentieth century progressed, multimillion-dollar businesses like Goodwill Industries developed, catering not only to the needy but increasingly to well-off customers looking to make a statement. Le Zotte traces the origins and meanings of ""secondhand style"" and explores ... Read more
In this surprising new look at how clothing, style, and commerce came together to change American culture, Jennifer Le Zotte examines how secondhand goods sold at thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales came to be both profitable and culturally influential. Initially, selling used goods in the United States was seen as a questionable enterprise focused largely on the poor. But as the twentieth century progressed, multimillion-dollar businesses like Goodwill Industries developed, catering not only to the needy but increasingly to well-off customers looking to make a statement. Le Zotte traces the origins and meanings of ""secondhand style"" and explores ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Studies in United States Culture
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469631899
SKU
V9781469631899
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About Jennifer Le Zotte
Jennifer Le Zotte is lecturer of history at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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