{"product_id":"counter-cultures-9780252060137","title":"Counter Cultures","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe luxurious appearance and handsome profits of American department stores from 1890 to 1940 masked a three-way struggle among saleswomen, managers, and customers for control of the selling floor.\u003ci\u003eCounter Cultures\u003c\/i\u003eexplores the complex nature and contradictions of the conflict in an arena where class, gender, and the emerging culture of consumption all came together. The result is a fascinating illumination of the emotional labor of the workplace and the work-culture of consumerism that still defines the workday for millions of Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Chicago Women in Publishing Award, \"Relevance to Women's Issues,\" 1987.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A path-breaking and imaginative social history. Benson has made an original and sophisticated contribution to the study of the work process in the service sector.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Advances our understanding of the history of women and work, and it does so in an engaging way that should command the attention not only of historians, but of a general readership as well.\"--\u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400460738903,"sku":"9780252060137","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252060137.jpg?v=1730470737","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/counter-cultures-9780252060137","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}