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The American department store transformed, 1920-1960 / Richard Longstreth.

By: Longstreth, Richard WContributor(s): Center for American Places at Columbia College ChicagoMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2010Description: xi, 323 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 9780300149388 (hbk.) :; 0300149387 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Department stores -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Department stores -- Social aspects -- United States -- 20th century | Consumer behavior -- United States -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 381.1'41'0973'09041 Summary: Richard Longstreth traces the development and evolution of department stores from local, urban institutions to suburban entities in America's 60 largest cities, showing how the stores underwent changes to adapt to dramatic economic and urban developments, including the decentralization from metropolitan areas.
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Published in association with The Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago.

Includes bibliography (p. 307-312) and index.

Richard Longstreth traces the development and evolution of department stores from local, urban institutions to suburban entities in America's 60 largest cities, showing how the stores underwent changes to adapt to dramatic economic and urban developments, including the decentralization from metropolitan areas.

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