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UNINA9910829294403321 |
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Autore |
Weatherill Lorna |
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Titolo |
Consumer behaviour and material culture in Britain, 1660-1760 / / Lorna Weatherill |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-74532-X |
1-134-74533-8 |
1-280-31820-1 |
0-203-44229-6 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consumers - Great Britain - History - 17th century |
Consumers - Great Britain - History - 18th century |
Great Britain Economic conditions 17th century |
Great Britain Economic conditions 18th century |
Great Britain Social conditions 17th century |
Great Britain Social conditions 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-243) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of tables; Preface; Preface to the second edition; Introduction; THE NATION; Growth; Contrasting localities; The influence of towns; THE HOUSEHOLD; Financing the household: income, wealth, and prices; Financing the household: expenditure and priorities; The domestic environment; Ownership of goods, social status, and occupation; Conclusions and implications; Ways of using probate inventories; Occupations and status in inventories; Notes; Bibliography of contemporary sources; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a detailed study of the material lives of the middle-classes in the pre-industrial era, a period which saw considerable growth in consumption. Weatherill has brought her research in her very important study completely up-to-date. |
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