Michael Dawson is Professor of History and Associate Vice-President (Research) at St. Thomas University.

"Dawson is optimistic about our own agency to break out of the prison house of consumerism..."- Dr. Matthew J. Bellamy (BC Studies, online) "This well-researched engaging monograph uncovers the complex debates over store-hour restrictions that shaped the retail landscape of Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, in the post-Second World War period."- Vicki Howard, University of Essex (Histoire Sociale/Social History, vol 52 no 105, May '19) "Thick descriptions of the kind presented by Dawson are valuable, and, when written engagingly, as this study is, they make for a pleasant read."- David Monod, Wilfrid Laurier University (University of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018)

• Introduction Santa’s LamentChapter 1 Conflict: Restricting & Liberalizing Store HoursChapter 2 Community: Tourism, Leisure, and the Quest for Civic ProsperityChapter 3 Leverage: The Rhetoric and Reality of Chain Store DominanceChapter 4 Morality: Women, Families & Consumer ConvenienceChapter 5 Regulation: Evasion and EnforcementChapter 6 Ideology: The Cold War and the Public SphereChapter 7 Religion: Sunday Shopping’s Multiple BattlegroundsConclusionBibliography

Michael Dawson is Professor of History and Associate Vice-President (Research) at St. Thomas University.

"Dawson is optimistic about our own agency to break out of the prison house of consumerism..."- Dr. Matthew J. Bellamy (BC Studies, online) "This well-researched engaging monograph uncovers the complex debates over store-hour restrictions that shaped the retail landscape of Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, in the post-Second World War period."- Vicki Howard, University of Essex (Histoire Sociale/Social History, vol 52 no 105, May '19) "Thick descriptions of the kind presented by Dawson are valuable, and, when written engagingly, as this study is, they make for a pleasant read."- David Monod, Wilfrid Laurier University (University of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018)

• Introduction Santa’s LamentChapter 1 Conflict: Restricting & Liberalizing Store HoursChapter 2 Community: Tourism, Leisure, and the Quest for Civic ProsperityChapter 3 Leverage: The Rhetoric and Reality of Chain Store DominanceChapter 4 Morality: Women, Families & Consumer ConvenienceChapter 5 Regulation: Evasion and EnforcementChapter 6 Ideology: The Cold War and the Public SphereChapter 7 Religion: Sunday Shopping’s Multiple BattlegroundsConclusionBibliography

Michael Dawson is Professor of History and Associate Vice-President (Research) at St. Thomas University.

"Dawson is optimistic about our own agency to break out of the prison house of consumerism..."- Dr. Matthew J. Bellamy (BC Studies, online) "This well-researched engaging monograph uncovers the complex debates over store-hour restrictions that shaped the retail landscape of Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, in the post-Second World War period."- Vicki Howard, University of Essex (Histoire Sociale/Social History, vol 52 no 105, May '19) "Thick descriptions of the kind presented by Dawson are valuable, and, when written engagingly, as this study is, they make for a pleasant read."- David Monod, Wilfrid Laurier University (University of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018)

• Introduction Santa’s LamentChapter 1 Conflict: Restricting & Liberalizing Store HoursChapter 2 Community: Tourism, Leisure, and the Quest for Civic ProsperityChapter 3 Leverage: The Rhetoric and Reality of Chain Store DominanceChapter 4 Morality: Women, Families & Consumer ConvenienceChapter 5 Regulation: Evasion and EnforcementChapter 6 Ideology: The Cold War and the Public SphereChapter 7 Religion: Sunday Shopping’s Multiple BattlegroundsConclusionBibliography