Captains of Consciousness: Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture

Name/Title

Captains of Consciousness: Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture

Description

The historical roots of advertising from the early 20th century, with special emphasis on the role of industrialization and capitalism during the 1920s.

Context

A counter-narrative to the more celebratory practitioner accounts and textbooks that dominate traditional PR/advertising literature.

Category

Advertising

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book

Book Details

Author

Stuart Ewen

Edition

25th Anniversary Edition

Publisher

Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

2001

ISBN

0-465-02155-7

Notes

Pages: 257

General Notes

Note

Softcover

Create Date

December 10, 2020

Update Date

July 28, 2026