Shopping for pleasure : women in the making of London's West End /
Erika Diane Rappaport.
- Princeton U.P., 2001.
- xiii, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliography (p.281-233) and index.
The halls of temptation: the universal provider and the pleasures of suburbia - The trials of consumption: marriage, law and women's credit - Resting places for women wayfarers: feminism and the comforts of the public sphere - Metropolitan journeys: shopping, travelling and reading the West End - A new era of shopping: an Amercian department store in Edwardian London - Acts of consumption: musical comedy and the desire of exchange.
Tertiary Education (US: College) Professional & Vocational.
0691044767 (pbk. (incl. VAT) )
Consumer behavior--Sex differences--History.--England--London Women consumers--History.--England--London Department stores--HIstory.--England--London West End (London, England)--Economic conditions.