A destiny of choice? : new directions in American consumer history / edited by David Blanke and David Steigerwald.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Choice as the American Ideal: The Scholars' Conundrum 1 -- 2 The Imperial Politics of Globavore Consumption in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries / Kristin Hoganson Hoganson, Kristin 15 -- 3 Emotions in the Marketplace / Susan J. Matt Matt, Susan J. 29 -- 4 Inconspicuous Consumers in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands / Alexis McCrossen McCrossen, Alexis 43 -- 5 Beyond the Producer/Consumer Divide: Expert Consumers in American Home Audio, 1945-1975 / Jeffrey Tang Tang, Jeffrey 67 -- 6 David Riesman on the Frontiers of Consumption / David Steigerwald Steigerwald, David 83 -- 7 Aggravating Autos, Gyp Mechanics, and the Limits of Consumer Advocacy / Kevin Borg Borg, Kevin 99 -- 8 Behold Their Mighty Hands: Commercial Film and the Perversity of Modern Mass Consumerism / David Blanke Blanke, David 121 -- 9 Moses and the Marketplace: Ten Commandments Monuments and the Postwar Youth Crisis / Joseph Haker Haker, Joseph 135 -- 10 Unraveling the Culture of War: Global Hollywood and American Politics in the Age of 9/11 / Lary May May, Lary 155.