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The commodification of childhood : the children's clothing industry and the rise of the child consumer

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The commodification of childhood : the children's clothing industry and the rise of the child consumer / Daniel Thomas Cook.
Author
Cook, Daniel Thomas, 1961-
Publication
Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.

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x, 211 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-200) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- A brief history of childhood and motherhood into the twentieth century -- Merchandising, motherhood, and morality : industry origins and child welfare, 1917-1929 -- Pediocularity : from the child's point of view -- Reconfiguring girlhood : age grading, size ranges, and aspirational merchandising in the 1930s -- Baby booms and market booms : teen and subteen girls in the postwar marketplace -- Concluding thoughts.
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JBD 04-467
ISBN
  • 0822332795 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 082233268X (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2003016060
OCLC
52721180
Author
Cook, Daniel Thomas, 1961-
Title
The commodification of childhood : the children's clothing industry and the rise of the child consumer / Daniel Thomas Cook.
Imprint
Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-200) and index.
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JBD 04-467
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