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Bowlby presents the curious history of our ideas about shopping & female consumerism. She examines the development of stores, self-service & supermarkets throughout the 20th century. Sources include trade journals & texts on marketing as well as novels.
"In this book, Rachel Bowlby looks at some of the turning points of twentieth-century consumer history: when department stores gave way to supermarkets; when packaging made everyday things into objects of desire; when self-service created a close, new relationship between shoppe…
"In this book, Rachel Bowlby looks at some of the turning points of twentieth-century consumer history: when department stores gave way to supermarkets; when packaging made everyday things into objects of desire; when self-service created a close, new relationship between shoppe…
Asserting that a history of shopping was, until recently, a history of women, Rachel Bowlby trains her eye on the evolution of the modern shopper. She uses a compelling blend of history, literary analysis, and cultural criticism to explore the rise of department stores and super…
During one year, the writer Annie Ernaux has written a diary about her visits to the Auchan supermarket in one Parisian suburb.
"Pendant un an, Annie Ernaux a tenu le journal de ses visites à l'hypermarché Auchan du centre commercial des Trois-Fontaines situé en région parisienne "voir pour écrire, c'est voir autrement", écrit-elle. On redécouvre en effet à ses cotés le monde de la grande surface. Loin d…
Pendant un an Annie Ernaux a tenu le journal de ses visite dans un hypermarché Auchan. On redécouvre à ses côtés le monde de la grande surface. Loin de se résumer à la corvée des courses, celle-ci prend dans ce livre un autre visage : elle devient un grand rendez-vous humain. (S…
During one year, the writer Annie Ernaux has written a diary about her visits to the Auchan supermarket in one Parisian suburb.
