Consuming Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century: Narratives of Consumption, 1700D1900 [Hardcover]

Narin Hassan (Author), Tamara S. Wagner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0739112074 | ISBN-13: 978-0739112076 | Publication Date: April 26, 2007

Consuming Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century aims to bring together detailed analyses of the cultural myths, or fictions, of consumption that have shaped discourses on consumer practices from the eighteenth century onwards. Individual essays provide an excitingly diverse range of perspectives, including musicology, philosophy, history, and art history, cultural and postcolonial studies as well as the study of literature in English, French, and German. The broad scope of this collection will engage audience both inside and outside academia interested in the politics of food and consumption in eighteenth and nineteenth century culture.

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About the Author

Tamara S. Wagner is Associate Professor of English Literature at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Narin Hassan is Assistant Professor in the School of Literature, Communication and Culture at Georgia Tech University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 308 pages
• Publisher: Lexington Books (April 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739112074
• ISBN-13: 978-0739112076
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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