Consumption and the World of Goods Contributor(s): Brewer, John (Editor), Porter, Roy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138130338 ISBN-13: 9781138130333 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Commerce - History |
Dewey: 381.309 |
Physical Information: (2.75 lbs) 652 pages |
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Publisher Description: The study of past society in terms of what it consumes rather than what it produces is - relatively speaking - a new development. The focus on consumption changes the whole emphasis and structure of historical enquiry. While human beings usually work within a single trade or industry as producers, as, say, farmers or industrial workers, as consumers they are active in many different markets or networks. And while history written from a production viewpoint has, by chance or design, largely been centred on the work of men, consumption history helps to restore women o the mainstream. |