The Archaeology of Consumer Culture (American Experience in Archaeological Perspectives (Paperback)) (The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective)
Paul R. Mullins
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paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HD; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Americans have long identified themselves with material goods. In this study, Paul Mullins sifts through this continent's historical archaeological record to trace the evolution of North American consumer culture. He explores the social and economic dynamics that have shaped American capitalism from the rise of mass production techniques of the eighteenth century to the unparalleled dominance of twentieth-century mass consumer culture.
The last half-millennium has witnessed profound change in the face of a worldwide consumer revolution that has transformed labour relations, marketing, and household materialism. This pathbreaking research into consumption examines the concrete evidence of ... Read more
Americans have long identified themselves with material goods. In this study, Paul Mullins sifts through this continent's historical archaeological record to trace the evolution of North American consumer culture. He explores the social and economic dynamics that have shaped American capitalism from the rise of mass production techniques of the eighteenth century to the unparalleled dominance of twentieth-century mass consumer culture.
The last half-millennium has witnessed profound change in the face of a worldwide consumer revolution that has transformed labour relations, marketing, and household materialism. This pathbreaking research into consumption examines the concrete evidence of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813044439
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V9780813044439
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About Paul R. Mullins
Paul R. Mullins, professor of anthropology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is the author of Race and Affluence: An Archaeology of African America and Consumer Culture and Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut.
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