From head shops to whole foods : the rise and fall of activist entrepreneurs by Davis, Joshua Clark

From head shops to whole foods : the rise and fall of activist entrepreneurs
by Davis, Joshua Clark

(#545QPS0)

Follett eBook (perpetual term) (single-user access) Columbia University Press, 2017
Description: 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations, digital.
Dewey: 322; Audience: Adult

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NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN SOME COUNTRIES.;Title proper from title frame.;Includes bibliographical references.;Activist business: origins and ideologies -- Liberation through literacy: African American bookstores, Black Power, and the mainstreaming of black books -- The business of getting high: head shops, countercultural capitalism, and the battle over marijuana -- The "feminist economic revolution": businesses in the women's movement -- Natural foods stores: environmental entrepreneurs and the perils of growth -- Perseverance and appropriation: activist business in the twenty-first century. Looks at the struggles, successes, and sacrifices of activist entrepreneurs from the 1960s and '70s.

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In the 1960s and 70s, a diverse range of storefrontsincluding head shops, African American bookstores, feminist businesses, and organic grocersbrought the work of the New Left, Black Power, feminism, environmentalism, and other movements into the marketplace. Through shared ownership, limited growth, and democratic workplaces, these activist entrepreneurs offered alternatives to conventional profit-driven corporate business models. By the middle of the 1970s, thousands of these enterprises operated across the United Statesbut only a handful survive today. Some, such as Whole Foods Market, have abandoned their quest for collective political change in favor of maximizing profits. Vividly portraying the struggles, successes, and sacrifices of these unlikely entrepreneurs, From Head Shops to Whole Foods writes a new history of social movements and capitalism by showing how activists embraced small businesses in a way few historians have considered. The book challenges the widespread but mistaken idea that activism and political dissent are inherently antithetical to participation in the marketplace. Joshua Clark Davis uncovers the historical roots of contemporary interest in ethical consumption, social enterprise, buying local, and mission-driven business, while also showing how todays companies have adopted the languagebut not often the missionof liberation and social change.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Columbia University Press
  • Publication Date: August 8, 2017
  • Format: Follett eBook (perpetual term) (single-user access)
  • Series: Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism
  • Dewey: 322
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations, digital.
  • ISBN-10: 0-231-54308-5
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-231-54308-8
  • Follett Number: 545QPS0
  • Audience: Adult