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Toys, Consumption, and Middle-class Childhood in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
Bryan Ganaway
出版
Peter Lang
, 2009
主題
Antiques & Collectibles / Toys & Games
Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
Business & Economics / Economics / General
Crafts & Hobbies / Miniatures
Education / General
History / Europe / General
History / Europe / Germany
History / Modern / General
Social Science / General
Social Science / Anthropology / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Women's Studies
Social Science / Children's Studies
Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity
ISBN
3039115480
9783039115488
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=oH-1mPDrQZEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Drawing on a variety of techniques from history, anthropology and literary criticism the author argues toy consumption helped adults negotiate the transmission of middle-class values regarding modernity, technology, gender roles and nationalism to their children. Practices of consumption permitted self-fashioning from above and below; women used their control over childhood to insert themselves into political debates about the future shape of the nation at a time when they lacked the vote. Although the project to build a middle-class utopia via shopping never succeeded, millions of Germans happily bought toys at Christmas and birthdays showing their faith in the ability of modern society to make the world a better place. To understand why ordinary consumers made these choices, the book draws on a variety of sources including periodicals, trade journals, advertisements, pedagogical literature, memoirs, and toys.