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A Token Of My Affection: Greeting Cards And American Business Culture (Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives),New
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Each Year In The United States, Millions Of Massproduced Greeting Cards Proclaim Their Occasional Messages: 'For My Loving Daughter,' 'On The Occasion Of Your Marriage,' And 'It'S A Boy!' For More Than 150 Years, Greeting Cards Have Tapped Into And Organized A Shared Language Of Love, Affection, And Kinship, Becoming An Integral Part Of American Life And Culture. Contemporary Incarnations Of These Emotional Transactions Performed Through Small Bits Of Decorated Paper Are Often Dismissed As Vacuous Clichs Employing Wornout Stereotypes. Nevertheless, The Relationship Of Greeting Cards To Systems Of Material Production Is Well Worth Studying And Understanding, For The Modern Greeting Card Is The Product Of An Industry Whose Values And Aims Seem To Contradict The Sentiments That Most Cards Express. In Fact, Greeting Cards Articulate Shifting Forms Of Love And Affiliation Experienced By People Whose Lives Have Been Shaped By The Major Economic Changes Of The Late Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries. A Token Of My Affection Shows In Fascinating Detail How The Evolution Of The Greeting Card Reveals The Fundamental Power Of Economic Organization To Enable And Constrain Experiences Of Longing, Status, Desire, Social Connectedness, And Love And To Structure And Partially Determine The Most Private, Internal, And Intimate Of Feelings.Beautifully Illustrated, A Token Of My Affection Follows The Development Of The Modern Greeting Card Industry From The 1840S, As A Way Of Recovering That Most Elusive Of Thingsthe Emotional Subjectivity Of Another Age. Barry Shank Charts The Evolution Of The Greeting Card From An Afterthought To A Traditional Printing And Stationery Business In The Midnineteenth Century To A Multibilliondollar Industry A Hundred Years Later. He Explains What An Industry Devoted To Emotional Sincerity Means For The Lives Of All Americans. Blending Archival Research In Business History With A Study Of Surviving Artifacts And A Literary Analysis Of A Broad Range Of Relevant Texts And Primary Sources, Shank Demonstrates The Power Of Business To Affect Love And The Ability Of Love To Find Its Way In The Marketplace Of Consumer Society.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'A Token of My Affection'? A: The main theme of 'A Token of My Affection' revolves around the evolution of greeting cards and their impact on American business culture, exploring how these cards reflect and shape emotional connections and social norms.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'A Token of My Affection' is Barry Shank, who combines business history with literary analysis to examine the greeting card industry.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book contains 328 pages, providing an in-depth exploration of its subject.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is available in paperback binding, making it portable and easy to handle.
- Q: When was 'A Token of My Affection' published? A: The book was published on July 4, 2006.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as being in 'Good' condition, indicating it has been used but remains in satisfactory shape for reading.
- Q: What insights does the book provide about the greeting card industry? A: The book provides insights into how the greeting card industry has evolved over time, highlighting its economic significance and the ways it has shaped expressions of love and social connection in American culture.
- Q: Is there any visual content in the book? A: Yes, 'A Token of My Affection' is beautifully illustrated, enhancing the reader's understanding of the historical context and emotional significance of greeting cards.
- Q: What subjects are covered in the book? A: The book covers subjects including business history, emotional expression, cultural analysis, and the societal impact of the greeting card industry.
- Q: Can this book be useful for research on American culture? A: Yes, this book can be very useful for research on American culture as it explores the intersection of business, emotional expression, and social norms through the lens of greeting cards.