While historians have explored the impact on workers of changes in American business, the broader impact on other cultural forms, and vice versa, has not been widely studied. This anthology contributes to the debate at the intersection of business history and the study of cultural forms, ranging from material to visual culture to literature.

ELSPETH H. BROWN is Professor of History, Miami University, USA.

CATHERINE GUDIS is Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA.

MARINA MOSKOWITZ teaches in the Department of History and is Director of the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies, University of Glasgow, UK.