Jewish Consumer Cultures in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Europe and North America
Uwe Spiekermann editor Paul Lerner editor Anne Schenderlein editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Published:23rd Jan '22
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£109.99(9783030889623)
This book investigates the place and meaning of consumption in Jewish lives and the roles Jews played in different consumer cultures in modern Europe and North America. Drawing on innovative, original research into this new and challenging field, the volume brings Jewish studies and the history and theory of consumer culture into dialogue with each other. Its chapters explore Jewish businesspeople's development of niche commercial practices in several transnational contexts; the imagining, marketing, and realization of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine through consumer goods and strategies; associations between Jews, luxury, and gender in multiple contexts; and the political dimensions of consumer choice. Together the essays in this volume show how the study of consumption enriches our understanding of modern Jewish history and how a focus on consumer goods and practices illuminates the study of Jewish religious observance, ethnic identities, gender formations, and immigrant trajectories across the globe.
ISBN: 9783030889593
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310 pages
1st ed. 2022