| ISBN: | 9780226317663 |
| Publication date: | 9th October 2012 |
| Author: | Richard Harris |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press an imprint of University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Series: | Historical Studies of Urban America |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Social and cultural history Hospitality and service industries |
Each year, North Americans spend as much money fixing up their homes as they do buying new ones. This obsession with improving our dwellings has given rise to a multibillion-dollar industry that includes countless books, consumer magazines, a cable television network, and thousands of home improvement stores.Building a Market charts the rise of the home improvement industry in the United States and Canada from the end of World War I into the late 1950s.
Building a Market features in the following genres: History and Archaeology, Social and cultural history, Hospitality and service industries
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Building a Market was written by Richard Harris and published by The University of Chicago Press an imprint of University of Chicago Press
Building a Market has 448 pages
Yes it is part of Historical Studies of Urban America series