Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalization

by Matthew Hilton

Book Overview

The history of consumerism is about much more than just shopping. Ever since the eighteenth century, citizen-consumers have protested against the abuses of the market by boycotting products and promoting fair instead of free trade. In recent decades, consumer activism has responded to the challenges of affluence by helping to guide consumers through an increasingly complex and alien marketplace. In doing so, it has challenged the very meaning of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801475074
• ISBN13: 9780801475078
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"