Tradition and innovation in English retailing, 1700 to 1850 : narratives of consumption /
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...
| Основен автор: | Mitchell, Ian. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham :
Ashgate Publishing Ltd,
2014.
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| Серия: |
History of retailing and consumption.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=656701 |
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Tradition and Innovation in English Retailing, 1700 to 1850 : Narratives of Consumption. |
Съдържание:
- 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.