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Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America | Lawrence B. Glickman
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A definitive history of consumer activism, Buying Power traces the lineage of this political tradition back to our nations founding, revealing that Americans used purchasing power to support causes and punish enemies long before the word boycott even entered our lexicon. Taking the Boston Tea Party as his starting point, Lawrence Glickman argues that the rejection of British imports by revolutionary patriots inaugurated a continuous series of consumer boycotts, campaigns for safe and ethical consumption, and efforts to make goods more broadly accessible. He explores abolitionist-led efforts to eschew slave-made goods, African American consumer campaigns against Jim Crow, a 1930s refusal of silk from fascist Japan, and emerging contemporary movements like slow food. Uncovering previously unknown episodes and analyzing famous events from a fresh perspective, Glickman illuminates moments when consumer activism intersected with political and civil rights movements. He also sheds new light on activists relationship with the consumer movement, which gave rise to lobbies like the National Consumers League and Consumers Union as well as ill-fated legislation to create a federal Consumer Protection Agency.
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Didn‘t read much while I was away, but I managed to pick up a bunch of new titles🤓

Bklover You got some good stuff! You‘ll have to let us know how the Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois is. Sounds like a good one. It must be good to be home- sounds like you had a wonderful time though! ❤️ 3y
Cinfhen Thanks @Bklover 💕💕💕I‘ll let you know how it is 3y
KarenUK So many good ones! 💕 3y
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TrishB Looks like some good ones there 😁 3y
Cinfhen A few are #chunky @KarenUK @TrishB I‘m getting ready to settle down for winter 😁 3y
Megabooks Excellent choices!! Crossroads, Bewilderment, and Anthropocene are top picks for the whole year for me!! Glad you‘re home AND that you had an amazing time!! 💕💕💕 3y
CarolynM Great haul! 3y
Cinfhen Thanks @CarolynM @Megabooks if only I had the headspace for any of them 🤪 3y
Cinfhen So….some of these titles might be making an appearance for #Booked2022 @Megabooks 😉you‘ll have to wait & see xx 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen but are you going to be able to hold out that long?? 3y
Cinfhen I know……we‘ll see @Megabooks 3y
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