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Description - High Streets, Shopping Precincts and Malls: Shopping in Britain since 1945 by Bill Lancaster

An account of the transformation of retailing since 1945, this text brings an historical perspective to the study of consumerism in society. The first part is a narrative account of changing in British retailing systems since 1945, the emergence off new shopping precincts, the revitalization of the high street and the arrival of the shopping mall. This is followed by chapters on gender and shopping, the changing nature of work and the rise of modern consumer society.

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