Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/D0GjeN Consumerism in World History The Global Transformation of Desire By: Peter N. Stearns Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415395878, 0415395879 eText ISBN: 9781134156764, 1134156766 Edition: 2nd Pages: 176 Copyright year: 2006 Format: EPUB Available from $ 15.58 USD SKU 9781134156764R90 This second edition of Consumerism in World History draws on recent research of the consumer experience in the West and Japan, while also examining societies less renowned for consumerism, such as those in Africa. By relating consumerism to other issues in world history, this book forces reassessment of our understanding of both consumerism and global history. Each chapter has been updated and new features now include: a chapter on Latin America Russian and Chinese developments since the 1990s the changes involved in trying to bolster consumerism as a response to recent international threats examples of consumerist syncretism, as in efforts to blend beauty contests with traditional culture in Kerala. With updated suggested reading, the second edition of Consumerism in World History is essential reading for all students of world history. Additional ISBNs 9781134156764, 9781280478376, 9781134156726, 9781134156771, 9780203969885, 1134156766, 1280478373, 1134156723, 1134156774, 020396988X, 9780415395861, 9780415395878, 0415395860, 0415395879