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Sacramental shopping Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, and the spirit of modern consumerism

Title
Sacramental shopping [electronic resource] : Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, and the spirit of modern consumerism / Sarah Way Sherman.
Author
Sherman, Sarah Way.
Publication
Durham, New Hampshire : University of New Hampshire Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 316 pages)
Series Statement
Becoming Modern: New Nineteenth-Century Studies
Uniform Title
Sacramental shopping (Online)
Alternative Title
Sacramental shopping (Online)
Subject
  • Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
  • Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
  • Consumption (Economics) in literature
  • Civilization, Modern, in literature
  • American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism
  • American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-301) and index.
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Contents
Raising virtuous shoppers: Little Women and the marketplace of morality -- Lily Bart and the pursuit of happiness -- Lily at the crossroads: Vanity Fair versus The republic of the spirit -- Smart Jews and failed Protestants -- Lily in the valley of the shadow.
LCCN
2013007237
OCLC
ssj0001002409
Author
Sherman, Sarah Way.
Title
Sacramental shopping [electronic resource] : Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, and the spirit of modern consumerism / Sarah Way Sherman.
Imprint
Durham, New Hampshire : University of New Hampshire Press, [2013]
Series
Becoming Modern: New Nineteenth-Century Studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-301) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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