The consuming temple : Jews, department stores, and the consumer revolution in Germany, 1880-1940 /
Paul Lerner.
- 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jerusalem's terrain: the department store and its discontents in imperial Germany -- Dream worlds in motion: circulation, cosmopolitanism, and the Jewish question -- Uncanny encounters: the Thief, the Shop Girl, and the Department Store King -- Beyond the consuming temple: Jewish dissimilation and consumer modernity in provincial Germany -- The consuming fire: fantasies of destruction in German politics and culture.