The business of holidays
By: edited by Maud Lavin ; with contributions by Melanie Archer ... [et al.]
Contributors: Lavin, Maud
Publisher: Monacelli Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Holidays -- Economic aspects -- United States; Consumption (Economics) -- United States; Popular culture -- United States; United States -- Social life and customs
Description: "Contemporary holiday rites showcase a particularly American obsession with celebration - and the shopping, decorating, card sending, feasting, drinking, and advertising that goes along with it. This witty and satirical look at thirty-three of our most loved (and hated) holidays explores the history and the traditions, the kitsch and the color, of the business of holidays."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-276)