Consumer Australia : historical perspectives /
Donald Horne's The Lucky Country claimed that 'Australia was one of the first nations to find part of the meaning of life in the purchase of consumer goods'. Significantly, similar views had been expressed in the late 18th century, where everyday life in the antipodean outpost of Empi...
| Други автори: | Crawford, Robert, 1975-, Smart, Judith, 1950-, Humphery, Kim, 1958- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Newcastle :
Cambridge Scholars,
℗♭2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=524222 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Consumer Australia. |
| Резюме: |
Donald Horne's The Lucky Country claimed that 'Australia was one of the first nations to find part of the meaning of life in the purchase of consumer goods'. Significantly, similar views had been expressed in the late 18th century, where everyday life in the antipodean outpost of Empire was regarded as being pecuniary and acquisitive in nature. While references to Australia as a 'consumer society' continue to be made, the question of how Australia came to be so has attracted less attention. T ... |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781443823050 1443823058 |