Women’s Activism in the Transatlantic Consumers’ Leagues, 1885–1920
Series: Nineteenth-Century and Neo-Victorian Cultures;
- Publisher's listprice GBP 19.99
-
9 550 Ft (9 095 Ft + 5% VAT)
The price is estimated because at the time of ordering we do not know what conversion rates will apply to HUF / product currency when the book arrives. In case HUF is weaker, the price increases slightly, in case HUF is stronger, the price goes lower slightly.
- Discount 8% (cc. 764 Ft off)
- Discounted price 8 786 Ft (8 367 Ft + 5% VAT)
Subcribe now and take benefit of a favourable price.
Subscribe
9 550 Ft
Availability
Estimated delivery time: In stock at the publisher, but not at Prospero's office. Delivery time approx. 3-5 weeks.
Not in stock at Prospero.
Why don't you give exact delivery time?
Delivery time is estimated on our previous experiences. We give estimations only, because we order from outside Hungary, and the delivery time mainly depends on how quickly the publisher supplies the book. Faster or slower deliveries both happen, but we do our best to supply as quickly as possible.
Product details:
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press
- Date of Publication 1 August 2025
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781474497992
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 4 black and white illustrations 675
Categories
Short description:
Uncovers the central and leading roles of women in the development of organised consumer activism in the UK and the USA between 1885 and 1920
MoreLong description:
Ethical consumption and consumer choice are at the heart of public debates today, but consumer activism has a long history. At the end of the nineteenth century, groups of women activists in different countries weaponised their reputation as consumers to mount campaigns against labour exploitation. By the early twentieth century, they had built an international network of Consumers’ Leagues that influenced public opinion and achieved legislative change. Analysing the campaign writing of women activists, including both well-known and recently rediscovered historical figures, Flore Janssen provides new insights into the campaigns that underpinned important developments in the rights of workers and the social position of women. Highlighting the social, economic and political influence of women as activists, this book discusses campaign strategies, but also draws attention to problematic politics within these campaigns. Through its critically contextualised analysis of this specific consumer movement, the book reveals the origins of many consumer campaign strategies that remain familiar today.
MoreTable of Contents:
List of FiguresAcknowledgments
Series Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction. Gender, Wealth and the Rhetoric of Ethical Consumption
Part I: Establishing the movement, 1885–1900
1. ‘Let the Buyer Beware’: Clementina Black and the Consumers’ League in the UK, 1887–1890
2 ‘An Epoch-Making Movement’: Consumers’ Leagues in the USA and Beyond, 1890–1900
Part II: Strategic developments, 1900–1920
3 Encounters with Sweating: Public Outreach and Political Influence in the UK, 1900–1910
4. ‘The Health and Welfare of the Republic’: The National Consumers’ League and the Question of Gender in US Protective Labour Legislation, 1895–1920
Conclusion. Afterlives: Citizen Consumers and the Continued Influence of Consumers’ League Strategies Bibliography
Index
More
Treating Out of Control Sexual Behavior: Rethinking Sex Addiction
38 986 HUF
35 868 HUF
Intellectual Property, Medicine and Health: Current Debates
21 493 HUF
19 344 HUF
