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Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire

Peter N. Stearns - Consumption (Economics) - 2001 - 164 pages
The desire to acquire luxury goods and leisure services is a basic force in modern life.Consumerism in World Historyexplores both the historical origins and worldwide appeal of ...
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An Emotional History of the United States

Peter N. Stearns, Jan Lewis - History - 1998 - 494 pages
Emotions lie at our very core as human beings. How we process and grapple with our emotions, how and what we emote, and how we respond to the emotions of others, constitute the ...
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Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

Peter N. Stearns - Health & Fitness - 2002 - 340 pages
Explores the changing images and implications of fat in contemporary Western society.
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