Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America

by Lawrence B. Glickman

Book Overview

A definitive history of consumer activism, Buying Power traces the lineage of this political tradition back to our nation's founding, revealing that Americans used purchasing power to support causes and punish enemies long before the word boycott even entered our lexicon. Taking the Boston Tea Party as his starting point, Lawrence Glickman argues that the rejection of British imports by revolutionary patriots inaugurated a continuous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226298655
• ISBN13: 9780226298658
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.0"