(Pdf free) A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
▲ Lizabeth Cohen ▲
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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 TimeBy RDDLizabeth Cohen writes that the federal government stimulated the economy first and foremost through its ldquo;commitment to becoming the lsquo;arsenal of democracyrsquo;rdquo; which ldquo;translated concretely into the expenditure of billions of dollars for armaments.rdquo; (p. 63) To deal with issues on the home front, President Roosevelt created the Office of Price AdministrationFrom Publishers WeeklyAfter 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 "provide jobs, purchasing power, andIn 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 America, and the power of consumers to pur... [PDF.zz05] A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America Rating: 4.65 (464 Votes)
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