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History of Consumption and Waste, U.S., Colonial Period
The intellectual roots of consumer culture during the U.S. colonial period can be traced back to 17th-century western Europe and the antimercantilist idea that domestic markets were sufficient to sustain national economies. By the mid-18th century, as capitalist ideology and ...
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