Consumerism in World History

The Global Transformation of Desire

• Author(s): Peter N. Stearns,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 147
• ISBN_10: 0415244080
  ISBN_13: 9780415244084
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Consumer Behavior , Business & Economics / Economic History , Business & Economics / Economics / Macroeconomics , Business & Economics / Economics / General , History / General , History / World , History / Social History ,

Description:... The desire to acquire luxury goods and leisure services is a basic force in modern life, This second edition of Consumerism in World History draws on recent research and explores both the historical origins and world-wide appeal of this modern phenomenon.