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From Goodwill to Grunge
A History of Secondhand Styles and Alternative Economies
Taschenbuch von Jennifer Le Zotte
Sprache: Englisch

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In this surprising new look at how clothing, style, and commerce came together to change American culture, Jennifer Le Zotte examines how secondhand goods sold at thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales came to be both profitable and culturally influential. Initially, selling used goods in the United States was seen as a questionable enterprise focused largely on the poor. But as the twentieth century progressed, multimillion-dollar businesses like Goodwill Industries developed, catering not only to the needy but increasingly to well-off customers looking to make a statement. Le Zotte traces the origins and meanings of "secondhand style" and explores how buying pre-owned goods went from a signifier of poverty to a declaration of rebellion.

Considering buyers and sellers from across the political and economic spectrum, Le Zotte shows how conservative and progressive social activists--from religious and business leaders to anti-Vietnam protesters and drag queens--shrewdly used the exchange of secondhand goods for economic and political ends. At the same time, artists and performers, from Marcel Duchamp and Fanny Brice to Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain, all helped make secondhand style a visual marker for youth in revolt.
In this surprising new look at how clothing, style, and commerce came together to change American culture, Jennifer Le Zotte examines how secondhand goods sold at thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales came to be both profitable and culturally influential. Initially, selling used goods in the United States was seen as a questionable enterprise focused largely on the poor. But as the twentieth century progressed, multimillion-dollar businesses like Goodwill Industries developed, catering not only to the needy but increasingly to well-off customers looking to make a statement. Le Zotte traces the origins and meanings of "secondhand style" and explores how buying pre-owned goods went from a signifier of poverty to a declaration of rebellion.

Considering buyers and sellers from across the political and economic spectrum, Le Zotte shows how conservative and progressive social activists--from religious and business leaders to anti-Vietnam protesters and drag queens--shrewdly used the exchange of secondhand goods for economic and political ends. At the same time, artists and performers, from Marcel Duchamp and Fanny Brice to Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain, all helped make secondhand style a visual marker for youth in revolt.
Über den Autor
Jennifer Le Zotte is assistant professor of history and material culture at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 344
ISBN-13: 9781469631905
ISBN-10: 1469631903
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Le Zotte, Jennifer
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Jennifer Le Zotte
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.03.2017
Gewicht: 0,586 kg
preigu-id: 102867541
Über den Autor
Jennifer Le Zotte is assistant professor of history and material culture at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 344
ISBN-13: 9781469631905
ISBN-10: 1469631903
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Le Zotte, Jennifer
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Jennifer Le Zotte
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.03.2017
Gewicht: 0,586 kg
preigu-id: 102867541
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