Counter Cultures

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Counter Cultures is written by Susan Porter Benson and published by University of Illinois Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0252012526 (ISBN 10) and 9780252012525 (ISBN 13).

"The luxurious appearance and handsome profits of American department stores from 1890 to 1940 masked a three-way struggle among saleswomen, managers, and customers for control of the selling floor. Counter Cultures explores the complex nature and contradictions of the conflict in an arena where class, gender, and the emerging culture of consumption all came together. Counter Cultures is a path-breaking and imaginative social history. Benson has made an original and sophisticated contribution to the study of the work process in the service sector. "-- Back cover.