Tradition and innovation in English retailing, 1700 to 1850 : narratives of consumption
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Tradition and innovation in English retailing, 1700 to 1850 : narratives of consumption
(The history of retailing and consumption)
Ashgate, c2014
- : hbk
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-214) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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. All of this is true, but is it the only narrative? Research has shown that markets were still important well into the nineteenth century and small scale producer-retailers co-existed with modern warehouses. Many shops were not smart. The development of modern retailing therefore was a fractured and fragmented process. This book presents a reassessment of the standard view by challenging the usefulness of concepts like 'traditional' and 'modern', examining consumption and retailing as inextricably linked aspects of a single process, and by using the idea of narrative to discuss the roles and perceptions of the various actors in this process - such as retailers, shoppers/consumers, local authorities and commentators. The book is therefore structured around some of these competing narratives in order to provide a richer and more varied picture of consumption and retailing in provincial England.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Traditional and Dynamic: Retailing c.1700-1820
- Basic goods at a fair price: the morality of the market
- Pillars of the community: 'traditional' urban retailers
- On the margins: itinerant traders and neighbourhood shopkeepers. Part II Disturbing Influences: Luxury, Novelty and Fashion: Competing narratives: consumption and contentment
- A fashionable assortment: retailing and polite society
- Showing off: consuming and collecting. Part III Retailing, Consumption and Modernity: Adaptation and Innovation c.1820-1850: The triumph of commerce: the changing face of retailing c.1820-1850
- Civic pride: market halls
- Conclusion: everybody's story
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index.
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