Consumed Nostalgia: Memory in the Age of Fast Capitalism

by Gary S. Cross

Book Overview

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. For many of us, modern memory is shaped less by a longing for the social customs and practices of the past or for family heirlooms handed down over generations and more by childhood encounters with ephemeral commercial goods and fleeting media moments in our age of fast capitalism. This phenomenon has given rise to communities of nostalgia whose members remain loyal to the toys, television, and music of their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231167598
• ISBN13: 9780231167598
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher