Crap : a history of cheap stuff in America
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
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Published
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
388 pages, : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Wendy Woloson considers seriously the detritus of everyday consumerist Western lives--a category that comprises objects that function as art, jokes, tools, embodiments of fantasies, cultural signifiers, status symbols, and much more; a.k.a. "crap." She seeks to use these possessions to illuminate our society, culture, and economy. Why do we--as individuals and as a culture--have these things? Where do they come from, and why do we want them? In her words, this investigation "brings together material culture, consumer culture, behavioral economics, cultural economics, the histories of industrialization, capitalism and international trade, among other disciplines." Also, there's a Lightning Sausage"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Woloson, W. A. (2020). Crap: a history of cheap stuff in America . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woloson, Wendy A., 1964-. 2020. Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woloson, Wendy A., 1964-. Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Woloson, Wendy A. Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
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