National Brands and Global Markets

An Historical Perspective

Nikolas Glover, David M. Higgins (Newcastle University, UK)

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Routledge
28 November 2024

International economics; Economic history; Management & management techniques; Sales & marketing; Human geography

Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History

Between Brexit, efforts to ‘Make America great again’, and ongoing appeals for patriotic consumption to boost economies, the intersection between national identity, marketing campaigns, and consumer choices has been brought to the fore. This book maps out this terrain and provides a framework for how research on ‘Made in’ campaigns and programmes in individual countries can be placed into a broader historical context. The book argues that the history of ‘Made in’ can be used to shed light on society at large: the actors that have promoted it, the institutions that have regulated it, and the cultural environments that have attributed it meaning. At times ‘Made in’ has been a basic, descriptive trade mark, while, in other periods, it has been a key component of carefully developed commercial brands, and in yet other instances it has been used in attempts to forge and redefine national identities. The book opens with an introduction to the three key factors which have featured prominently in ‘Made in’ campaigns – commercial logic, national economic policy, and its use as an instrument in political discourse, and it provides an overview of the evolution of ‘Made in’ from a marketing perspective. This is followed by country-specific discussions of ‘Made in’ with case studies including countries in Western Europe, the US, Japan, and the antipodes.

This book will be of significant interest to students and scholars of economic history, business history, and marketing.

Chapter 7 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Edited by: Nikolas Glover, David M. Higgins (Newcastle University, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9780367762681
ISBN 10: 0367762684
Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nikolas Glover is an associate professor and senior lecturer in the Department of Economic History, Uppsala University. His research has dealt with, among other things, public diplomacy, advertising history, and business history. His recent publications include ‘Marketing Internationalism in an Era of Globalisation – The Swedish-South African Partnership Week, November 1999’ in Culture Unbound (2021), and, with Andreas Mørkved Hellenes, ‘A ""Swedish Offensive"" at the World’s Fairs: Advertising, Social Reformism and the Roots of Swedish Cultural Diplomacy, 1935–1939’, Contemporary European History (2020). David M. Higgins is a professor in the accounting and finance division at Newcastle University, UK. He has published numerous articles on the evolution of trade mark and merchandize mark protection from the nineteenth century, and he is the author of Brands, Geographical Origin, and the Global Economy (2018).

Reviews for National Brands and Global Markets: An Historical Perspective

""This anthology provides new insights in the history of ‘Made in’, proposing different angles of observation and a mix of case studies based on diversified sources, engaging the interest of students and scholars in the fields of business and economic history, marketing and management. The book proves the relevance and significance of historical approach to ‘Made in’ as well as the extreme fluidity of this concept, encouraging business historians to broaden and deepen research on the country of origin beyond manufacturing and country-specific settings, and towards other sectors, such as services, and regional or transnational contexts."" Valeria Pinchera, Business History