phenomenon” that fostered a culture of consumption in Shanghai in the modern period. Previous studies gave intellectuals the credit for enlightening the common people, but dismissed businessmen as single-minded profit seekers. They neglected the role businessmen played in forming modern thought. This book shows that the department store, a business enterprise, also disseminated new cultural concepts and knowledge for everyday use. Popular phrases and abstract terms, such as “nuclear families,” “saving the nation,” “equality,” “democracy,” and “independence,” came to life through interpretations of consumer culture, making them more easily understood by consumers and other people. According to Kenneth Pomeranz, the author’s conclusions about the “commercialization of new cultural concepts” are the “boldest views in this book.”(1)

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现象”，孕育了近代上海的消费文化。以前的研究认为知识分子启发了普通人，但认为商人是一心一意的谋利者。他们忽视了商人在形成现代思想中所起的作用。这本书表明，作为商业企业的百货公司也传播了新的文化概念和日常使用的知识。“核心家庭”、“救国”、“平等”、“民主”、“独立”等通俗用语和抽象词汇，通过对消费文化的解读，让消费者和其他人更容易理解。人们。在肯尼斯·波梅兰兹看来，作者关于“新文化概念的商业化”的结论是“本书中最大胆的观点”。(1)