Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain: The Search for a Historical Movement

ISBN: 0521831296

Author: Hilton, Matthew

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Product Description The first comprehensive history of consumerism as an organized social and political movement, this book explores consumer movements, ideologies and organizations in twentieth-century Britain. It explores the history of organizations such as the Co-operative movement and the Consumers' Association and analyzes the role of the National Consumer Council, the Office of Fair Trading, and international consumer organizations as well as the growth of ethical consumerism. A major contribution to the topic of the role of consumption in modern society, it will be essential reading for historians of twentieth-century Britain. Review "This is a hugely impressive study." EH.NET, Lawrence Black, Department of History, University of Durham, UK"Moving beyond moral condemnation and class, Hilton provides a meticulously researched analysis of twentieth-century consumerism that should appeal to the specialist and to those interested in British politics, broadly defined." Albion, Lori Loeb"Empirically rich and coneptually challenging, it confirms the need to incorporate consumption and consumerism into the proper analysis of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain. Business historians, along with other scholars, will need to take note." Business History Review John Benson, University of Wolverhampton Book Description This is the first comprehensive history of consumer movements, ideologies and organisations in twentieth-century Britain. About the Author Matthew Hilton is Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Birmingham and the author of Smoking in British Popular Culture, 1800-2000 (2000).