[PDF.54wg] A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America

A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| I've Read Cohen's Work 3 Times & Find New Insights Each Time|By RDD|Lizabeth Cohen writes that the federal government stimulated the economy first and foremost through its “commitment to becoming the ‘arsenal of democracy’” which “translated concretely into the expenditure of billions of dollars for armaments.” (p. 63) To deal with issues on|From Publishers Weekly|After WWII, Americans' lives were shaped by economic, political, social and cultural structures premised on the notion that mass consumption would bring widespread prosperity and social equality. In an ideal America, mass consumption would

In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life.

Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consumption quickly outgrew its economic objectives and became synonymous with patriotism, social equality, and the American Dream. Material goods came to embody the promise of Americ...

You easily download any file type for your device.A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America   |  Lizabeth Cohen. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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