In twentieth-century Britain, consumerism increasingly defined and redefined individual and social identities. New types of consumers emerged: the idealized working-class consumer, the African consumer and the teenager challenged the prominent position of the middle and upper-class female shopper. Linking politics and pleasure, Consuming Behaviours explores how individual consumers and groups reacted to changes in marketing, government control, […]
Member Publications
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Women in Twentieth-Century Africa
During a turbulent colonial and postcolonial century, African women struggled to control their own marital, sexual and economic lives and to gain a significant voice in local and national politics. This book introduces many remarkable women, who organized religious and political movements, fought in anti-colonial wars, ran away to escape arranged marriages, and during the […]
Before Roe v. Wade: Voices that shaped the abortion debate before the Supreme Court’s ruling
Originally published in 2010, the second edition of this documentary history by Reva Siegel and Linda Greenhouse is now available. As we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision, it is crucial to understand the political context of both the decision in Roe v Wade and its aftermath. The documents in this […]