The Archaeology of Consumer Culture

by Paul R. Mullins

Book Overview

Americans have long identified themselves with material goods. In this study, Paul Mullins sifts through this continent's historical archaeological record to trace the evolution of North American consumer culture. He explores the social and economic dynamics that have shaped American capitalism from the rise of mass production techniques of the eighteenth century to the unparalleled dominance of twentieth-century mass consumer culture.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081304443X
• ISBN13: 9780813044439
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 5.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"