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Autore |
Bohstedt John <1943-, > |
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The politics of provisions : food riots, moral economy, and market transition in England, c. 1550-1850 / / John Bohstedt |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-317-02019-7 |
1-317-02020-0 |
1-315-55429-1 |
1-282-74390-2 |
9786612743900 |
1-4094-0845-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (325 p.) |
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Collana |
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The history of retailing and consumption |
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Soggetti |
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Food riots - England - History |
Food prices - Moral and ethical aspects - England - History |
Social conflict - England - History |
Protest movements - England - History |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; General Editor's Preface; Lists of Figures, Tables and Maps; Acknowledgments; 1 'We'd Rather be Hanged than Starved!': The Politics of Provisions; 2 The Genesis of Provision Politics, 1580-1650; 3 The Recession of Provision Politics, 1650-1739: A Political Nation of Producers; 4 Bolting Mills and Marketplaces: The Formative Generation of Provision Politics, 1740-1775; 5 A Viable, but Doomed, Provision Politics, 1782-1812; 6 The Decadence of the Politics of Provisions, 1812-67; 7 Conclusions: Provision Politics from the Book of Orders to World War I |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The 'politics of provisions' - forceful negotiations over sustenance - has created surprising contests in world history, particularly in times of market transition. In England a 'politics of provisions' evolved in a dialogue between popular riots and paternalist subsistence policies |
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