The all-consuming nation: chasing the American dream since World War II

The creation of a consumer democracy. Introduction: Cold War, warm kitchen, and the Trump dilemma

Postwar choices

The birth of a consumer democracy

The dark side of consumption

The era of populuxe

The era of identity consumerism. Segmented America and the new identity politics

The American way of life polluted

The golden age of consumption

Consumers go to war

The consumer movement

Identity consumerism

The age of limits. America goes green

Blue-collar blues

Environmental battlegrounds

In debt we trust

The battles over sustainability and climate change

E-Commerce in the age of global warming. Hi-tech consumers

The all-consuming nation imperiled

Epilogue: omens.