Reluctant capitalists : bookselling and the culture of consumption / Laura J. Miller.
| Author/creator | Miller, Laura J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. |
| Description | x, 316 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Commercial culture and its discontents -- From dry goods merchant to Internet mogul : bookselling through American history -- Providing for the sovereign consumer : selecting and recommending books -- Designing the bookstore for the standardized consumer -- Serving the entertained consumer : the multifunction bookstore -- Bargaining with the rational consumer : selling the low-cost book -- The revolt of the retailers : independent bookseller activism -- Pursuing the citizen-consumer : consumption as politics. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-297) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005024219 |
| ISBN | 0226525902 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226525907 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Z471 .M64 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |