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008			110306s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780865652644 (hardback)
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082	0	0	_a381.14109 _222 _bWHI
100	1		_aWhitaker, Jan.
245	1	4	_aThe world of department stores / _cJan Whitaker.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bVendome Press, _c2011.
300			_a263 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c33 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"This is the first beautifully illustrated book on department stores, with photographs and ephemera from all over the world. Born in the Gilded Age in France, the department store grew up thanks to the industrial revolution, the rise of the middle class, and the invention of steel-frame architecture and the elevator. Spectacular entrances led to marble staircases and floor after floor of merchandise and amenities. These emporiums also inspired a whole new way of merchandising: shopping became an entertainment rather than a laborious grind; posters and advertisements were made by the great artists of the time; and elaborate shop windows attracted thousands of people during the holidays. The department store quickly spread through Europe and Asia and then the New World, and great architects were employed to build these temples of consumerism, where dreams were created and then fulfilled"--
650		0	_aDepartment stores _xHistory.
650		0	_aShopping _xHistory.
650		0	_aAdvertising _xHistory.
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