bookselling and the culture of consumption Miller, Laura J. creator text ilu Chicago University of Chicago Press 2007 monographic eng

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x, 316 p. ; 24 cm. Commercial culture and its discontents -- From dry goods merchant to Internet mogul : bookselling through American history -- Providing for the sovereign consumer : selecting and recommending books -- Designing the bookstore for the standardized consumer -- Serving the entertained consumer : the multifunction bookstore -- Bargaining with the rational consumer : selling the low-cost book -- The revolt of the retailers : independent bookseller activism -- Pursuing the citizen-consumer : consumption as politics. Laura J. Miller. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-297) and index. Consumption (Economics) Social aspects United States Consumer behavior United States Booksellers and bookselling United States Bookstores United States Books Purchasing United States Books and reading United States Libraires Etats-Unis Librairie Etats-Unis Librairies Etats-Unis Livres Achat Etats-Unis Livres et lecture Etats-Unis Consommation (Economie politique) Aspect social Etats-Unis Consommateurs Comportement Etats-Unis HB 801 M648r 2007 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024219.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/2005024219-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/2005024219-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024219.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/2005024219-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/2005024219-d.html EUE 070911 20230410105413.0 56588