A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
In A Consumers' Republic, Lizabeth Cohen examines the political and social importance of mass consumption in postwar America. The book explores how consumer culture influenced public life and shaped ideas about citizenship, prosperity, and the direction of the United States.
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A Consumers' Republic explores the relationship between mass consumption and American politics after World War II.
Lizabeth Cohen examines consumer culture as a significant force in the social and political development of postwar America.
The book considers how purchasing, citizenship, and public life became connected in the United States.
It offers a historical account of the opportunities and tensions associated with an economy organized around widespread consumption.
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