Prófa frítt

Hlustaðu og lestu

Stígðu inn í heim af óteljandi sögum

  • Lestu og hlustaðu eins mikið og þú vilt
  • Þúsundir titla
  • Getur sagt upp hvenær sem er
  • Engin skuldbinding
Prófa frítt
is Device Banner Block 894x1036
Prófa frítt

Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America

Prófa frítt
Lengd
9Klst. 36Mín.
Tungumál
enska
Format
Flokkur

Viðskiptabækur

A fascinating history of the profitable paradox of the American outdoor experience: visiting nature first requires shopping

No escape to nature is complete without a trip to an outdoor recreational store or a browse through online offerings. This is the irony of the American outdoor experience: visiting wild spaces supposedly untouched by capitalism first requires shopping. With consumers spending billions of dollars on clothing and equipment each year as they seek out nature, the American outdoor sector grew over the past 150 years from a small collection of outfitters to an industry contributing more than 2 percent of the nation's economic output.

Rachel S. Gross argues that this success was predicated not just on creating functional equipment but also on selling an authentic, anticommercial outdoor identity. In other words, shopping for the woods was also about being—or becoming—the right kind of person. Demonstrating that outdoor culture is commercial culture, Gross examines Americans' journey toward outdoor expertise by tracing the development of the nascent outdoor goods industry, the influence of World War II on its growth, and the boom years of outdoor businesses.

© 2024 Tantor Media (Hljóðbók): 9798855537369

Útgáfudagur

Hljóðbók: 26 mars 2024

Merki

Aðrir höfðu einnig áhuga á...

  1. Walking with Spring Earl V. Shaffer
  2. Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future Daniel Lewis
  3. Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat Edward Struzik
  4. Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness David Gessner
  5. On Trails: An Exploration Robert Moor
  6. Retirement 101: From 401(k) Plans and Social Security Benefits to Asset Management and Medical Insurance, Your Complete Guide to Preparing for the Future You Want Michele Cagan
  7. Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft
  8. A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion Matthieu Ricard
  9. Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape Cal Flyn
  10. Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm Isabella Tree
  11. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us Steve Brusatte
  12. On Fire: The Case for the Green New Deal Naomi Klein
  13. Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Robert D. Putnam
  14. The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
  15. A Little History of Art Charlotte Mullins
  16. If We Act Now - the surprisingly simple steps we can take to avoid the worst of climate crisis Mads Nyvold
  17. Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, and Why It Matters Oliver Franklin-Wallis
  18. The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever Prudence Peiffer
  19. Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis Erica Cirino
  20. Biocivilisations: A New Look at the Science of Life Predrag B. Slijepcevic
  21. Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind Annaka Harris
  22. Climate Worrier: A Hypocrite’s Guide to Saving the Planet Colm O’Regan
  23. Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis Mark Binelli
  24. Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It John Abramson
  25. The Environmentalist's Dilemma: Promise and Peril in an Age of Climate Crisis Arno Kopecky
  26. Twelve Trees: And What They Tell Us About Our Past, Present and Future Daniel Lewis
  27. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate Peter Wohlleben
  28. The Case For Nature: A Pioneering Path for a Planet in Crisis Siddarth Shrikanth
  29. Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food Roanne van Voorst
  30. The Language of Food: "Mouth-watering and sensuous, a real feast for the imagination" BRIDGET COLLINS Annabel Abbs
  31. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us Steve Brusatte
  32. Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World Zahra Biabani
  33. The Wild Ones: How Species are Surviving Climate Change's Unforgiving Test Steven Robinson
  34. The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel Paige McClanahan
  35. The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What's Possible in the Age of Warming Eric Holthaus
  36. Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S Patterns Clayton Page Aldern
  37. Wild Wisdom: Primal Skills to Survive in Nature Donny Dust
  38. Mastering AI: A Survival Guide to Our Superpowered Future Jeremy Kahn
  39. The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration Jake Bittle
  40. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History Dan Flores
  41. All the News That’s Fit to Click: How Metrics Are Transforming the Work of Journalists Caitlin Petre
  42. The Ten Rules of Reporting: Journalism for the Community Alan Sunderland
  43. Literacy Moves Outdoors: Learning Approaches for Any Environment Valerie Bang-Jensen
  44. The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions Peter Brannen
  45. Bliss(ters): How I walked from Mexico to Canada One Summer Gail M. Francis
  46. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Patrick Radden Keefe
  47. Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement Ashley Shew

Bækur sem aðrir eru að lesa

Skoða alla titla
  1. Sagan af Hertu 5 Anna Sundbeck Klav
    4.5
  2. Hjartabein Colleen Hoover
    4.3
  3. Ég ætla að djamma þar til ég drepst Ívar Örn Katrínarson
    4.4
  4. Undir óskasólu Birgitta H. Halldórsdóttir
    4.3
  5. Hann átti mig: Sönn saga um það að komast lifandi frá ofbeldismanni Leone Milton
    4.3
  6. Dauðinn einn var vitni Stefán Máni
    4.4
  7. Fjendur Torill Thorup
    4.3
  8. Hvergi örugg Patricia Gibney
    4.3
  9. Morðin á Heimavistinni Lucinda Riley
    4.4
  10. Ekki er allt sem sýnist Stefan Ahnhem
    4.2
  11. Dætur regnbogans Birgitta H. Halldórsdóttir
    4.3
  12. Lára missir tönn Birgitta Haukdal
    4.6
  13. Umrót Tove Alsterdal
    3.9
  14. Lygar Torill Thorup
    4.3
  15. Vigdís - Kona verður forseti Páll Valsson
    4.6

Veldu áskrift

  • Yfir 900.000 hljóð- og rafbækur

  • Yfir 400 titlar frá Storytel Original

  • Barnvænt viðmót með Kids Mode

  • Vistaðu bækurnar fyrir ferðalögin

Vinsælast

Unlimited

Besti valkosturinn fyrir einn notanda

3290 kr /mánuði
3 dagar frítt

  • 1 aðgangur

  • Ótakmörkuð hlustun

  • Yfir 900.000 hljóð- og rafbækur

  • Engin skuldbinding

  • Getur sagt upp hvenær sem er

Prófaðu frítt

Family

Fyrir þau sem vilja deila sögum með fjölskyldu og vinum.

Frá 3990 kr/mánuði
3 dagar frítt

  • 2-6 aðgangar

  • 100 klst/mán fyrir hvern aðgang

  • Yfir 900.000 hljóð- og rafbækur

  • ‎Engin skuldbinding

  • Getur sagt upp hvenær sem er

2 aðgangar

3990 kr /á mánuði
Prófaðu frítt
Fyrirtækið
Lestu meira
Gagnlegir hlekkir
Tungumál og land

  • Íslenska

  • Ísland

  • App Store
  • Google Play
Fylgdu okkur