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Author | 168 authors, Stephen Brobeck is editor |
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Subject | Consumer movement |
Genre | Reference work |
Publisher | ABC-CLIO |
Publication date | 1997 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 274 |
ISBN | 0-87436-987-8 |
LC Class | HC79.C63E53 1997 |
The Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement is a 1997 encyclopedia edited by Stephen Brobeck and which describes the history of the consumer movement and other topics related to consumerism.
The work contains 198 entries written by 168 authors. [1] The scope is the history, activities, interests, legislation, and actors in the twentieth century consumer movement. [1] Focuses of the work include 40 articles each describing the consumer movement in a different country, various articles on specific actions undertaken by consumer activists, and descriptions of the interests of specific populations or demographics in the consumer movement. [1]
The authors include established persons from academia, government, activism, and regulatory organizations who wrote entries summarizing their own fields of expertise. [2]
One reviewer called the work "the only comprehensive reference source of its kind." [1] Another said that "In its depth, breadth, scholarship, and readability, this volume will be considered the standard reference source for many years". [2]
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Author | 168 authors, Stephen Brobeck is editor |
---|---|
Subject | Consumer movement |
Genre | Reference work |
Publisher | ABC-CLIO |
Publication date | 1997 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 274 |
ISBN | 0-87436-987-8 |
LC Class | HC79.C63E53 1997 |
The Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement is a 1997 encyclopedia edited by Stephen Brobeck and which describes the history of the consumer movement and other topics related to consumerism.
The work contains 198 entries written by 168 authors. [1] The scope is the history, activities, interests, legislation, and actors in the twentieth century consumer movement. [1] Focuses of the work include 40 articles each describing the consumer movement in a different country, various articles on specific actions undertaken by consumer activists, and descriptions of the interests of specific populations or demographics in the consumer movement. [1]
The authors include established persons from academia, government, activism, and regulatory organizations who wrote entries summarizing their own fields of expertise. [2]
One reviewer called the work "the only comprehensive reference source of its kind." [1] Another said that "In its depth, breadth, scholarship, and readability, this volume will be considered the standard reference source for many years". [2]
This article needs additional or more specific
categories. (August 2021) |