The commodification of childhood : the children's clothing industry and the rise of the child consumer / Daniel Thomas Cook.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Durham : Duke University Press, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: x, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0822332795
- 9780822332794
- 082233268X
- 9780822332688
- Children's clothing industry and the rise of the child consumer
- 305.23 22
- HQ792.U5 C673 2004
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. A brief history of childhood and motherhood into the twentieth century -- 3. Merchandising, motherhood, and morality : industry origins and child welfare, 1917-1929 -- 4. Pediocularity : from the child's point of view -- 5. Reconfiguring girlhood : age grading, size ranges, and aspirational merchandising in the 1930s -- 6. Baby booms and markets booms : teen and subteen girls in the postwar marketplace -- 7. Concluding remarks.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 305.23 COO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A265008B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. A brief history of childhood and motherhood into the twentieth century -- 3. Merchandising, motherhood, and morality : industry origins and child welfare, 1917-1929 -- 4. Pediocularity : from the child's point of view -- 5. Reconfiguring girlhood : age grading, size ranges, and aspirational merchandising in the 1930s -- 6. Baby booms and markets booms : teen and subteen girls in the postwar marketplace -- 7. Concluding remarks.
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