Counter Culture: A History of Shopping [rebroadcast]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or is it? The holiday
season is notorious for bringing out the beast in shoppers. On this
episode of BackStory, the Guys plunge into the history of shopping
in America—the glitz and glamour, the overflowing shelves, and the
cheesy Muzak. They’ll consider the role that consumption played in
the revolutionary politics of the colonies, look at the curious
rash of shoplifting among well-heeled women in the country’s first
department stores, and reveal the connection between the Wizard of
Oz and window shopping.

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