The origins of the consumer revolution in England : from brass pots to clocks
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The origins of the consumer revolution in England : from brass pots to clocks
(Themes in medieval and early modern history)
Routledge, 2020
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England explores the rise of consumerism from the end of the medieval period through to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The book takes a detailed look at when the 'consumer revolution' began, tracing its evolution from the years following the Black Death through to the nineteenth century. In doing so, it also considers which social classes were included, and how different areas of the country were affected at different times, examining the significant role that location played in the development of consumption. This new study is based upon the largest database of English probate records yet assembled, which has been used in conjunction with a range of other sources to offer a broad and detailed chronological approach. Filling in the gaps within previous research, it examines changing patterns in relation to food and drink, clothing, household furnishings and religion, focussing on the goods themselves to illuminate items in common ownership, rather than those owned only by the elite.
Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative evidence to explore the development of consumption, The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England will be of great use to scholars and students of late medieval and early modern economic and social history, with an interest in the development of consumerism in England.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The consumer revolution
- 2. Sources and interpretations
- 3. Food and drink
- 4. Clothing
- 5. The home environment
- 6. Religious consumption
- 7. When and where did the consumer revolution take place?
- 8 Social groups
- 9. Who benefited from the consumer revolution?
- 10. Conclusions
- Appendix and Glossary
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