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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul R Mullins |
| ISBN: | 9780813037509 0813037506 |
| OCLC Number: | 711045484 |
| Description: | xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : toward a historical archaeology of consumption -- The faces of wealth : archaeologies of status, affluence, and poverty -- Emulation and desire : the mechanisms of consumer demand -- Consuming morals, materialism, and refinement -- Consuming politics and identity -- The materiality of domesticity and Victorian marketing -- Conclusion : archaeologies of consumption. |
| Series Title: | American experience in archaeological perspective. |
| Responsibility: | Paul R. Mullins ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney. |
Abstract:
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.
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