Capitalism's Eye

Cultural Spaces of the Commodity

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Business & Finance, Economics
Cover of the book Capitalism's Eye by Kevin Hetherington, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Kevin Hetherington ISBN: 9781135953836
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: February 11, 2011
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Kevin Hetherington
ISBN: 9781135953836
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: February 11, 2011
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Capitalism's Eye is an extremely ambitious cultural history of how people experienced commodities in the era of industrial expansion. Writing against the dominant argument that the 'society of the spectacle' emerged fully formed in the mid-nineteenth century, Kevin Hetherington explains that the emergence of a culture of mass consumption dominated by visual experience was a much slower process, not truly ascendant until after the First World War. Looking at the department stores, home life, and the great exhibitions around the turn of the last century, Capitalism's Eye promises to transform how we understand both the cultural history of capitalism in America and Europe and the historical roots of the mediated spectacle that dominates our world today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Capitalism's Eye is an extremely ambitious cultural history of how people experienced commodities in the era of industrial expansion. Writing against the dominant argument that the 'society of the spectacle' emerged fully formed in the mid-nineteenth century, Kevin Hetherington explains that the emergence of a culture of mass consumption dominated by visual experience was a much slower process, not truly ascendant until after the First World War. Looking at the department stores, home life, and the great exhibitions around the turn of the last century, Capitalism's Eye promises to transform how we understand both the cultural history of capitalism in America and Europe and the historical roots of the mediated spectacle that dominates our world today.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Reading Researchers in Search of Common Ground by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Archives and Library Administration by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Style and the Nineteenth-Century British Critic by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Juvenile Literature and British Society, 1850-1950 by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book The Rupture of Serenity by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Norm Change in International Relations by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book The Songs of Joni Mitchell by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Shifting Geo-Economic Power of the Gulf by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Glaciers by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Effective Leadership at Minority-Serving Institutions by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Women, Sport and Exercise in the Asia-Pacific Region by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Hospitable God by Kevin Hetherington
Cover of the book Democracies and Small Wars by Kevin Hetherington
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy