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Epilogue. Consumer Activism Comes Full Circle
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xv
- Introduction. An American Political Tradition 1
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Part I. The Birth of Consumer Activism
- 1. The American Revolution Considered as a Consumer Movement 31
- 2. Buy for the Sake of the Slave 61
- 3. Rebel Consumerism 91
- 4. Travels of the Boycott: What’s in a Name? 115
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Part II. The Birth of the Consumer Movement
- 5. Remaking Consumer Activism in the Progressive Era 155
- 6. The Strike in the Temple of Consumption 189
- 7. “Make Lisle the Style” 219
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Part III. Advocates and Activists: Consumer Activism since World War II
- 8. Putting the Postwar “Consumer Movement” in Its Place 255
- 9. The Rise and Fall of the Consumer Protection Agency: The Origins of American Antiliberalism, 1959–1978 275
- Epilogue. Consumer Activism Comes Full Circle 303
- Appendix 311
- Notes 317
- Index 393
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xv
- Introduction. An American Political Tradition 1
-
Part I. The Birth of Consumer Activism
- 1. The American Revolution Considered as a Consumer Movement 31
- 2. Buy for the Sake of the Slave 61
- 3. Rebel Consumerism 91
- 4. Travels of the Boycott: What’s in a Name? 115
-
Part II. The Birth of the Consumer Movement
- 5. Remaking Consumer Activism in the Progressive Era 155
- 6. The Strike in the Temple of Consumption 189
- 7. “Make Lisle the Style” 219
-
Part III. Advocates and Activists: Consumer Activism since World War II
- 8. Putting the Postwar “Consumer Movement” in Its Place 255
- 9. The Rise and Fall of the Consumer Protection Agency: The Origins of American Antiliberalism, 1959–1978 275
- Epilogue. Consumer Activism Comes Full Circle 303
- Appendix 311
- Notes 317
- Index 393