(Download ebook) American Dreams in Mississippi: Consumers, Poverty, and Culture, 1830-1998
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Insightful Cultural History by a Great Young HistorianBy A Customer...American Dreams in Mississippi is cultural (not economic) history. It is not about the reasons for poverty, but rather what it MEANS to live in a state that is perpetually impoverished while also living in a nation that bills itself as the Land of Opportunity. In this book, Ownby seeks to redefine the very concept of the American Dream. As his title suggests, there are in fFrom Library JournalOwnby (history, Univ. of Mississippi) has produced a provocative social history that examines the consumer behavior around four powerful dreams (abundance, democracy of goods, freedom of choice, and novelty) from a multicultural perspective. Instead of asking what is distinctiveThe dreams of abundance, choice, and novelty that have fueled the growth of consumer culture in the United States would seem to have little place in the history of Mississippi--a state long associated with poverty, inequality, and rural life. But as Ted Ownby demonstrates in this innovative study, consumer goods and shopping have played important roles in the development of class, race, and gender relations in Mississippi from the antebellum era to the present. After examining the general and p... [PDF.eo92] American Dreams in Mississippi: Consumers, Poverty, and Culture, 1830-1998 Rating: 3.68 (479 Votes)
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