From Main Street to mall : the rise and fall of the American department store
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- ISBN: 9780812247282
- ISBN: 0812247280
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295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-273) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The palace of consumption -- Creating an industry -- Modernizing Main Street -- A new deal for department stores -- An essential industry in wartime -- The race for the suburbs -- The postwar discount revolution -- The death of the department store -- Epilogue. Remembering downtown department stores -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
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Subject: | Department stores United States History |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HF 5465 .U5 H69 2015 | 30775305505530 | General Collection | Available | - |
From Main Street to Mall : The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store
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Table of Contents
From Main Street to Mall : The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. 1 | |
Chapter 1 | The Palace of Consumption | p. 9 |
Chapter 2 | Creating and Industry | p. 30 |
Chapter 3 | Modernizing Main Street | p. 52 |
Chapter 4 | A New Deal for Department Stores | p. 84 |
Chapter 5 | An Essential Industry in Wartime | p. 114 |
Chapter 6 | The Race for the Suburbs | p. 132 |
Chapter 7 | The Postwar Discount Revolution | p. 166 |
Chapter 8 | The Death of the Department Store | p. 190 |
Epliogue. Remembering Downtown Department Stores | p. 211 | |
Notes | p. 221 | |
Index | p. 275 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 293 |