Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-521) and index
Advertisers and consumers, 1890-1930 -- The nationalization of consumers : the political language of American advertising, 1890-1930 -- Making consumption American : advertisers, consumers, and national identity -- Social science and the pragmatic consumer, 1890-1928 -- The science of purchasing -- Redefining consumption at consumers’ research -- Consumer professionals in the Depression -- The American way of life : folklores of capitalism, 1935-1939 -- Fighting for the American way : consumption and Americanism, 1935-1945.
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