| Spaces of Consumption: Leisure and Shopping in the English Town, c.1680-1830 Contributor(s): Stobart, Jon (Author), Hann, Andrew (Author), Morgan, Victoria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415424569 ISBN-13: 9780415424561 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - History | Historical Geography |
| Dewey: 339.470 |
| LCCN: 2006039514 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.81 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Consumption is well established as a key theme in the study of the eighteenth century. Spaces of Consumption brings a new dimension to this subject by looking at it spatially. Taking English towns as its scene, this inspiring study focuses on moments of consumption - selecting and purchasing goods, attending plays, promenading - and explores the ways in which these were related together through the spaces of the town: the shop, the theatre and the street. Using this fresh form of analysis, it has much to say about sociability, politeness and respectability in the eighteenth century. |
