Introduction
The striking emergence of ‘consumer society’ in the Low Countries during the twentieth century came about in two waves. The first – from around 1920 until the 1960s – saw the discovery of the individual figure of the consumer. During the second, postwar wave, the notion of a society made up of consumers took hold. Commonalities between the Low Countries and other parts of the world facilitated a transnational dialogue about the place of consumers and the shaping of a society which could accommodate them. The crucial role companies, officials and civic organisations played in shaping consumer s... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, Vol 132, Iss 3, Pp 3-10 (2017) |
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Schlagwörter: | History / Low Countries / Netherlands / Belgium / consumption history / History of Low Countries - Benelux Countries / DH1-925 |
Sprache: | Englisch Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26582641 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10396 |