TY - BOOK AU - Lancaster,William TI - The department store: a social history SN - 071851985X AV - HF5465.G73 L36 1995 U1 - 381.1410941 PY - 1995/// CY - London, New York PB - Leicester University Press KW - Department stores KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Industrial relations KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; 1; The North British Proto-Department Store: Origins and Developments --; 2; Luxury Democratised --; 3; Buildings, Fixtures and Fittings --; 4; The Drummer from the Land of Oz --; 5; The Department Store 1920-39: Mergers, Realignment and Growth --; 6; The Midway Comes to the High Street --; 7; Pedlars, Nonconformists and Scientific Managers: Department Store Entrepreneurs --; 8; Behind the Counter: Workers and the Department Store --; 9; Theories on Consumer Society: Themes, Trends and Problems --; 10; Women and Department Stores: Some Economic, Sexual and Political Ambiguities --; 11; The Department Store and Society: Themes and Trends --; Index ER -