The Consuming Temple : Jews, Department Stores, and the Consumer Revolution in Germany, 1880-1940.
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- 9781501700125
- 339.4/7094309034
- HC285
The Consuming Temple Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Jerusalem's Terrain: The Department Store and Its Discontents in Imperial Germany -- 2. Dreamworlds in Motion: Circulation, Cosmopolitanism, and the Jewish Question -- 3. Uncanny Encounters: The Thief, the Shopgirl, and the Department Store King -- 4. Beyond the Consuming Temple: Jewish Dissimilation and Consumer Modernity in Provincial Germany -- 5. The Consuming Fire: Fantasies of Destruction in German Politics and Culture -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Paul Lerner explores German anxieties about the department store and the widespread belief that they posed hidden dangers both to the individuals and to the nation as a whole.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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