Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-371) and index.
Contents
Introduction : The revolutionary politics of consumption -- Tale of the hospitable consumer : a revolutionary argument -- pt. 1. An empire of goods. Inventories of desire : the evidence -- Consumers' new world : the unintended consequences of commercial success -- Vade mecum : the great chain of colonial acquisition -- The corrosive logic of choise : living with goods -- pt. 2. "A commercial plan for political salvation". Strength out of dependence : strategies of consumer resistance in an empire of goods -- Making lists-- taking names : the politicization of everyday life -- Bonfires of tea : the final act.
