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Dream Worlds: Mass Consumption in Late Nineteenth Century France

by Rosalind H. Williams

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In Dream Worlds, Rosalind Williams examines the origins and moral implications of consumer society, providing a cultural history of its emergence in late nineteenth-century France.

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 306.3 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Economic institutions
LCC: HC280 .C6 .W54 — Social sciences Economic history and conditions Economic history and conditions By region or country
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Europe General

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Published: 1982
Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 306.3
LCC: HC280 .C6 .W54

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