Hoover, Conservation, and Consumerism: Engineering the Good Life

by Kendrick A. Clements

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Herbert Hoover rose to political leadership in the 1920s, just as consumer society became dominant in the United States. Although personally uncomfortable with the values of consumerism, he worked to strengthen the economy through policies of conservation and to find desirable occupations for the new leisure available to modern workers. He envisioned great voluntary programs to promote standardization and simplification in American industries that...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0700610332

ISBN13:9780700610334

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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History Nature Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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