"The history of consumption has experienced remarkable growth since the 1980s, driven by the interest of scholars in a variety of historical subdisciplines and other social scientific fields. This volume seeks to bring the resultant diversity of specialized approaches into one common discourse....

"Consumed is a forward-thinking look at how shoppers--and consumption--have changed, now and for the foreseeable future, and how businesses must rethink their strategies in order to thrive in this new economic landscape. A worldwide study by the authors found the following: - More than a quarter...

"Écrire l'histoire de la consommation en France, c'est raconter l'histoire de tous les Français : celle de nos grands ancêtres, de nos parents, de chacun d'entre nous. C'est aussi raconter l'histoire de la révolution matérielle qui s'est opérée sous l'influence des innovations techniques...