The all-consuming nation : chasing the American dream since World War II / Mark H. Lytle.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (536 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197568286 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Consumption (Economics) -- United States -- History | Consumers -- United States -- History | Sustainable development -- United States -- History | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197568255DDC classification: 339.470973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'The All-Consuming Nation' examines how planners during World War II laid the foundation for a massconsumption economy. High wages, full employment, new technologies, and a rapid growth in population known as the 'Baby Boom' ushered in a golden age of economic growth. By the end of the twentieth century, consumerism triumphed over communism, socialism, and all other isms seeking to win hearts and minds around the world. Mark Lytle investigates the environmental and sociocultural costs of the consumer capitalism framework set in place in the twentieth century, shedding light on both the catalysts and consequences of a national identity forged through mass consumption.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The All-Consuming Nation' examines how planners during World War II laid the foundation for a massconsumption economy. High wages, full employment, new technologies, and a rapid growth in population known as the 'Baby Boom' ushered in a golden age of economic growth. By the end of the twentieth century, consumerism triumphed over communism, socialism, and all other isms seeking to win hearts and minds around the world. Mark Lytle investigates the environmental and sociocultural costs of the consumer capitalism framework set in place in the twentieth century, shedding light on both the catalysts and consequences of a national identity forged through mass consumption.
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