Tradition and Innovation in English Retailing, 1700 to 1850: Narratives of Consumption
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Beteilige Person: Mitchell, Ian (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Farnham Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2014
Schriftenreihe:History of retailing and consumption
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Beschreibung:Cover; Contents; General Editor's Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Traditional and Dynamic: Retailing c. 1700-1820; 1Basic Goods at a Fair Price: The Morality of the Market; 2Pillars of the Community: 'Traditional' Urban Retailers; 3On the Margins: Itinerant Traders and Neighbourhood Shopkeepers; Part II: Disturbing Influences: Luxury, Novelty and Fashion; 4Competing Narratives: Consumption and Contentment; 5A Fashionable Assortment: Retailing and Polite Society; 6 Showing Off: Consuming and Collecting
PART III Retailing, Consumption and Modernity: Adaptation and Innovation c. 1820-18507The Triumph of Commerce: The Changing Face of Retailing c.1820-1850; 8Civic Pride: Market Halls; 9Conclusion: Everybody's Story; Appendix: Browns of Chester; Bibliography; Index
Three decades of research into retailing in England from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries has established a seemingly clear narrative: fixed shops were widespread from an early date; 'modern' methods of retailing were common from at least the early eighteenth century; shopping was a skilled activity throughout the period; and consumers were increasingly part of - and aware of being part of - a polite and fashionable culture. This book presents a reassessment of the standard view by challenging the usefulness of concepts like 'traditional' and 'modern', examining consumption and retailin
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ISBN:9781409443216
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