Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Slogans such as "Let's put Christ back into Christmas" or "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" hold an appeal to Christians who oppose the commercializing of events they hold sacred. However, through a close look at the rise of holidays in the United States, Leigh Schmidt show us that commercial appropriations of these occasions were as religious in form as they were secular. The rituals of America's holiday bazaar that emerged in the nineteenth...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0691017212
ISBN13:9780691017211
Release Date:October 1997
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Packed full of irony and interest
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I read this in 1997, but am just now realizing I never reviewed it. It is beyond my imagination that anyone would not be riveted by this book. It traces the 19th and early 20th cent. evolution of a number of holidays with churchly roots that were co-opted by Hallmark and the dept. stores, often with the zealous cooperation of hapless Christians. Schmidt can tell a story with balance, accuracy, humor, and action.
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
