Jewish Consumer Cultures in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Europe and North America (1st ed. 2022) (Worlds of Consumption)

By: Paul Lerner and Uwe Spiekermann and Anne Schenderlein

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030889609
Related ISBNs:: 9783030889593
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 05/12/22
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Business and Finance, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Anne Schenderlein
Edited by:: Uwe Spiekermann
Edited by:: Paul Lerner