From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs

by Joshua Clark Davis

Book Overview

In the 1960s and '70s, a diverse range of storefronts--including head shops, African American bookstores, feminist businesses, and organic grocers--brought the work of the New Left, Black Power, feminism, environmentalism, and other movements into the marketplace. Through shared ownership, limited growth, and democratic workplaces, these activist entrepreneurs offered alternatives to conventional profit-driven corporate business models. By the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231171587
• ISBN13: 9780231171588
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher