Service and Style
Subtitle: How the American Department Store Fashioned the Middle Class
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: August 22, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780312326357
Subjects: Business History; U.S. History - 20th Century (General); History; History - U.S.; History: American; Industries - Retailing; United States - 20th Century; History / United States / 20th Century; Corporate & Business History - General; 20th century; Department stores; Middle class; Social aspects; United States
Description: "Service and Style re-creates the days of downtown department stores in their prime, from the 1890s through the 1960s. Exploring in detail the wide range of merchandise they sold, particularly style goods such as clothing and home furnishings, it examines how they displayed, promoted, and sometimes produced goods. It reveals how the stores grew, why they declined, and how they responded to and shaped the society around them."--Jacket.