TY - JOUR
AU - Isenstadt, Sandy
AB - Canada and the United States 1547 ing defamed in a way that Jews have been for thousands reluctant sources, rich contextualization drawn from a of years. range of disciplines, economic savvy, sensitive distinc- It is on this issue of “group libel” that the book ap- tions in demographics and regional predilections, and pears somewhat weak or, better put, incomplete, be- a sympathy for different characters and situations that cause the topic deserves greater philosophical treat- allows Harris to evenhandedly articulate competing ment than the author allows. In all other respects, points of view and thus depict history in all its opacities, however, this is an exciting, elegantly written, and me- uncertainties, and fitful progress. Building a Market ticulously researched book. reads like history as it is happening, rich with dead-end LAUS P. FISCHER K schemes, formative happenstance, unintended conse- Allan Hancock College quences, and, every so often, an achievement as planned. The story presented here is simultaneously synthetic RICHARD HARRIS. Building a Market: The Rise of the and satisfyingly detailed. Harris draws from the records Home Improvement Industry, 1914 –1960. (Historical of manufacturers, retailers, and builders; from shelter Studies of Urban America.) Chicago: University of Chi- magazines and trade 
TI - Richard Harris. Building a Market: The Rise of the Home Improvement Industry, 19141960.
JO - The American Historical Review
DO - 10.1093/ahr/118.5.1547
DA - 2013-12-25
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/richard-harris-building-a-market-the-rise-of-the-home-improvement-8CX1Qbqvhg
SP - 1547
EP - 1547
VL - 118
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -