Adapting to Abundance: Jewish Immigrants, Mass Consumption, and the Search for American Identity

by Andrew R. Heinze

Book Overview

This is the first large-scale analysis of immigrant life in America to focus on habits of consumption. Hienze relies on primary sources to show how Jews responded to the prospect of mass consumption in America, familiarizing themselves with activities such as installment buying, vacationing, and advertising.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231068530
• ISBN13: 9780231068536
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher