Adapting to Abundance

Adapting to Abundance Jewish Immigrants, Mass Consumption, and the Search for American Identity - Columbia History of Urban Life

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Publisher's Synopsis

An analysis of immigrant life in the USA which focuses on the habits of consumption. The author describes how Jews responded to the prospect of mass consumption, familiarizing themselves with such activities as installment buying, advertising and vacationing.

Book information

ISBN: 9780231068536
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 276
Weight: 408g
Height: 222mm
Width: 141mm
Spine width: 19mm