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From head shops to whole foods the rise and fall of activist entrepreneurs

Title
From head shops to whole foods [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of activist entrepreneurs / Joshua Clark Davis.
Author
Davis, Joshua Clark.
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]

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Description
1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism
Uniform Title
From head shops to whole foods (Online)
Alternative Title
From head shops to whole foods (Online)
Subject
  • Business enterprises > Political aspects > History. > United States
  • Small business > Political aspects > History. > United States
  • Entrepreneurship > Political aspects > History. > United States
  • Social movements > Economic aspects > History. > United States
  • Business and politics > United States > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction -- The origins and ideologies of activist business -- 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 -- Conclusion.
LCCN
2016050678
OCLC
ssj0001843748
Author
Davis, Joshua Clark.
Title
From head shops to whole foods [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of activist entrepreneurs / Joshua Clark Davis.
Imprint
New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Series
Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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