|
Showing 1 - 1 of
1 matches in All Departments
Going Up, Going Down! is the second title in the new series AUP
Studies in Cultural and Social History edited by Caroline Daley and
Deborah Montgomerie, a series of richly illustrated medium-length
books, reflecting New Zealand's distinctive and sometimes quirky
history. This lively account of the New Zealand department store
with its stunning photographs will revive many memories of the
delights of department store shopping, raise some smiles and remind
us of the role of a cultural icon which was also a dominant player
in the urban economy. This book revisits the variety, excitement
and colourful stories of some of New Zealand's large department
stores, most of which have now disappeared, although many of their
buildings remain as unidentified inner city landmarks. Its chapter
format echoes the rise and subsequent descent of many of those
department stores, in a lift attendant's announcements of the
passing floors. Helen Laurenson's extensive research has uncovered
many fascinating facts about individual stores like Kirkaldie and
Stains, Ballantynes and George Courts, and she also includes much
of interest about the layout of the stores, the people who worked
there, and the goods they sold. She charts the historical pattern
from the stores - beginnings to their heyday in the 1950s to their
decline and more modest presence in the contemporary city.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.