Luxurious Citizens: The Politics of Consumption in Nineteenth-Century America

by Joanna Cohen

After the Revolution, Americans abandoned the political economy of self-denial and sacrifice that had secured their independence. In its place, they created one that empowered the modern citizen-consumer. This profound transformation was the uncoordinated and self-serving work of merchants, manufacturers, advertisers, auctioneers, politicians, and consumers themselves, who collectively created the nation's modern consumer economy: one that encouraged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812248929
• ISBN13: 9780812248920
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"