Beauty and Business: Commerce, Gender, and Culture in Modern America (Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture) [Hardcover]

Philip Scranton (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0415926661 | ISBN-13: 978-0415926669 | Edition: 1

Leading historians explore how our ideas of what is attractive are influenced by a broad range of social and economic factors. They force us to reckon with the ways that beauty has been made, bought and sold in modern America.

Editorial Reviews

Review

These essays from a conference a the Hagley Museum and Library...attest to the growth of women in business and the welcome incursion of social and gender history into traditional business history...The mix is both interesting and potentially widely useful, not only for the study of business or women in business, but for a variety of other academic pursuits. It is a welcome addition to a growing body of literature.
–Choice

Recommended for business historians and upper-division academic libraries with women's studies programs.
–Library Journal

About the Author

Philip Scranton is the Governor's Board Professor at Rutgers, editor of the journal Enterprise and Society, and director of research at the Hagley Center. He is author of several books, including Endless Novelty: Specialty Production and American Industrialization (1997).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415926661
• ISBN-13: 978-0415926669
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,328,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)