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American Commodities in an Age of Empire

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American Commodities in an Age of Empire

This is a novel interpretation of the relationship between consumerism, commercialism, and imperialism during the first empire building era of America in the lateÂ nineteenth and earlyÂ twentieth centuries. Unlike other empires in history, which were typically built on military power, the first American empire was primarily a commercial one, dedicated to pushing products overseas and dominating foreign markets. While the American government was important, it was the great capitalist firms of America â€“Â Heinz, Singer, McCormick, Kodak, Standard Oil â€“ that drove the imperial process, explicitly linking the purchase of consumer goods overseas with 'civilization'. Their persistent message to America's prospective customers was, 'buy American products and join the march of progress'.Â Domosh also explores how the images of peoples overseas conveyed through goods elevated America's sense of itself in the world.

Country	USA
Author	Mona Domosh
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780415945721
Edition	New Ed
IsAdultProduct
ISBN	0415945720
Label	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	216
PublicationDate	2006-06-21
Publisher	Routledge
ReleaseDate	2006-08-24
Studio	Routledge

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