"The early years of the twentieth century were a difficult period for Big Business. Corporate monopolies, the brutal exploitation of labor, and unscrupulous business practices were the target of blistering attacks from a muckraking press and an increasingly resentful public. Corporate giants were no longer able to operate free from the scrutiny of the masses.The crowd is now in the saddle,” warned Ivy Lee, one of America's first corpora ..."
Typecasting(Updated) On the Arts and Sciences of Human Inequality by Elizabeth Ewen, StuartEwen Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2008 by Seven Stories Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58322-776-3, ISBN: 1-58322-776-8
"“Fascinating….a terrific volume that will be eye-opening to academics and general readers alike.”—Publishers Weekly“In Typecasting, two ace historians offer a profound and sweeping study of the most everyday, often unconscious, forms of prejudice. [It's] bound to make you think—and think again.”—Barbara Ehrenreich“With great wit and dark irony, the Ewens remind us that modern culture has been a sinkhole of pseudo-scientific stereotype a ..."
Channels Of Desire(2nd Edition) Mass Images and the Shaping of American Consciousness by Elizabeth Ewen, StuartEwen Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1992 by University Of Minnesota Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-1890-3, ISBN: 0-8166-1890-9
"The Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico sizzles in the sun. Daytime temperatures commonly soar above [actual symbol not reproducible]. The parched, mineral earth gets less than three inches of rainfall a year on average; some years, none at all. Plants of the region even drop their leaves to hold each precious drop of moisture.Yet this desert is one of the most fascinating and beautiful places in North A ..."
All Consuming Images(Updated) The Politics Of Style In Contemporary Culture by StuartEwen Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1990 by Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-465-00101-9, ISBN: 0-465-00101-7
"The Politics of Style in Contemporary Culture Stuart Ewen ... Assimilation (W4)> P
- 369- 33 Warren Susman, " 'Personality' and the Making of Twentieth Century
Culture," in Culture as History (1984), pp. ... 109-251, for a more extensive
discussion of the "democratization" of fashion. 38 Elizabeth Ewen, Immigrant
Women, p."
Captains of Consciousness(25th Edition) Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture, 25th Anniversary Edition by StuartEwen Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2001 by Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-465-02155-0, ISBN: 0-465-02155-7
"The 25th anniversary edition of a sociology classic-a groundbreaking look at the history of advertising and consumer culture as defining forces in American life. Captains of Consciousness offers a historical look at the origins of the advertising industry and consumer society at the turn of the twentieth century. For this new edition Stuart Ewen, one of our foremost interpreters of popular culture, has written a new preface that cons ..."
Typecasting(1st Edition) On the Arts and Sciences of Human Inequality by Elizabeth Ewen, StuartEwen Hardcover, 576 Pages, Published 2009 by Seven Stories Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58322-735-0, ISBN: 1-58322-735-0
"“Typecasting is merely the most lucid and instructive history book to be published in the new millennium. ”—Kurt Vonnegut, author of A Man Without a Country“In Typecasting, two ace historians offer a profound and sweeping study of the most everyday, often unconscious, forms of prejudice. [It's] bound to make you think—and think again. ”- Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Bait and Switch- Investigating the practice of science in the service ..."
PR!(1st Edition) A Social History of Spin by StuartEwen Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 1997 by Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-465-06168-6, ISBN: 0-465-06168-0
"This history of public relations shows how the art of PR has moulded the "public mind" and warped the contours of American democracy. The story began during World War I when Ivy Lee, one of America's first corporate men, sounded the dawn of an era in which public relations and corporate image management would become paramount features of society. The study chronicles the birth pangs and coming of age of a PR culture that is now taken fo ..."
"A provocative, compelling, and entertaining look at how the power of images dominates every aspect of our lives."
Captains of Consciousness(1st Edition) Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture by StuartEwen Paperback, 261 Pages, Published 1977 by Mcgraw-Hill ISBN-13: 978-0-07-019846-3, ISBN: 0-07-019846-2
"Considering advertising and the consumer culture, this text covers the social crisis of industrialization; advertising as social production; the political ideology of consumption; and the social crisis of the mass culture."
"Agee, James. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. 2nd ed. New York, 1966. Allport,
Floyd Henry. Social Psychology. Boston, 1924. Anderson, Sherwood. Letters.
Boston, 1953. . Memoirs. New York, 1942. . “Notes on Standardization.” Double
Dealer. New Orleans, 1921. Andrews, Benjamin R. “The Home Woman as Buyer
and Controller of Consumption.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and
Social Science, CXLIII (May 1929), 41–48. Ariès, Phil ..."
Channels of Desire(7th Edition) Mass Images and the Shaping of American Consciousness by Elizabeth EwenEwen, StuartEwen Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1982 by Mcgraw-Hill ISBN-13: 978-0-07-019848-7, ISBN: 0-07-019848-9
"This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environme ..."
"A seminal work on how public opinion is created and shaped Edward Bernays s 1923 classic Crystallizing Public Opinionset down the principles that corporations and government have used to influence public attitudes over the past century A primer on the then new profession of public relations counsel Crystallizingelucidates the instruments and techniques that PR professionals use to mold public opinion on behalf of their client s interest ..."
Captains of Consciousness Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture by StuartEwen Hardcover, 261 Pages, Published 1976 by Mcgraw-Hill ISBN-13: 978-0-07-019845-6, ISBN: 0-07-019845-4
Typecasting On the Arts and Sciences of Human Inequality by StuartEwen, Elizabeth Ewen 509 Pages, Published 2011 by Seven Stories Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58322-949-1, ISBN: 1-58322-949-3
"Mira Felner, Kristin Muncheimer, Seanna Brown, Kathe Sandler, Joseph Orefice,
as well as Kathryn and Mick Hurbis-Cherrier were also helpful in identifying and/
or securing important sources. Archie Bishop made critical contributions to the
visual and conceptual tone of the book. In prior books (All Consuming Images
and PR! A Social History of Spin), Bishop's sidebar visual essays provided a
creative supplement to the main body of th ..."
Channels of Desire Mass Images and the Shaping of American Consciousness by StuartEwen, Elizabeth Ewen 247 Pages, Published 1992 by U Of Minnesota Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4529-0090-2, ISBN: 1-4529-0090-6
"From the early 1800s, when the first such shop opened its doors in New Bedford,
Massachusetts, until the 1870s, when industrial clothing began to undergo
significant changes, ready-to-wear establishments were known simply as "slop
shops." The clothing they sold was called "slop clothes."" Like the "slops" for
animals from which they got their name, these clothes denoted degraded and
minimal terms of subsistence. Their presence was ..."
Channels of Desire Mass Images and the Shaping of American Consciousness by StuartEwen, Elizabeth Ewen Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 1982 by Mcgraw-Hill ISBN-13: 978-0-07-019850-0, ISBN: 0-07-019850-0
The New Media Reader Introduction to Media Studies Critical Texts by StuartEwen Paperback, 355 Pages, Published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Hmh) ISBN-13: 978-0-618-15230-8, ISBN: 0-618-15230-X