Domestic Goods

Focusing on the records left by consumer groups and manufacturers, and relying on interviews and letters from many Canadian women who had set up household in the decade after the war, Joy Parr reveals exactly how and why Canadian homemakers distinguished themselves from the consumer frenzy of their southern neighbours.

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By Joy Parr

Summary

Focusing on the records left by consumer groups and manufacturers, and relying on interviews and letters from many Canadian women who had set up household in the decade after the war, Joy Parr reveals exactly how and why Canadian homemakers distinguished themselves from the consumer frenzy of their southern neighbours.

Product details

• Authors: Joy Parr, Joy (Farley Professor of History Parr
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780802079473
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-7947-3
• No. of pages: 378
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 227 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 608 g
• Series: Hsbc Bank Canada Papers on Asi; HSBC Bank Canada Papers on Asia; HSBC Bank Canada Papers on Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Kanada, 1950 bis 1959 n. Chr., Kulturwissenschaften