The world of department stores

Type:
boek
Titel:
The world of department stores
Auteur:
Whitaker, Jan
Jaar:
2011
Onderwerp:
Advertising History
Department stores History
Shopping History
Consumptiegedrag; consumenten; consumeren
Grootwarenhuizen
Marketing; publiciteit; reclame
Taal:
Engels
Uitgever:
New York, NY : Vendome Press, 2011
Plaatsnummer:
INDUS.26-03-15 (Industriemuseum)
ISBN:
9780865652644
Paginering:
263 p. : ill., foto's ; 33 cm.
Samenvatting:
"This is the first beautifully illustrated book on department stores, with photographs and ephemera from all over the world. Born in the Gilded Age in France, the department store grew up thanks to the industrial revolution, the rise of the middle class, and the invention of steel-frame architecture and the elevator. Spectacular entrances led to marble staircases and floor after floor of merchandise and amenities. These emporiums also inspired a whole new way of merchandising: shopping became an entertainment rather than a laborious grind; posters and advertisements were made by the great artists of the time; and elaborate shop windows attracted thousands of people during the holidays. The department store quickly spread through Europe and Asia and then the New World, and great architects were employed to build these temples of consumerism, where dreams were created and then fulfilled"--
Nota:
Bibliografische referenties ; index
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