The clothing trade in provincial England, 1800-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / by Alison Toplis

• Autore: Toplis Alison
• Pubblicazione: London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 381.45687094209034
• Soggetto topico: Clothing trade - England - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Clothing Shops and Working-Class Consumers; 2. The Shopkeeper and the Working-Class Consumer; 3. Selling by Non-Fixed Traders; 4. Clothing the Poor: Parish Relief; 5. Clothing the Poor: Charity; 6. Fashion and the Working-Class Consumer; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This detailed study is the first exploration of rural consumption of clothing in early nineteenth-century Britain. Drawing on evidence from a range of sources including newspapers, trade directories, court records, visual sources and surviving garments, Toplis investigates how the apparel of the mass of the British population was acquired.
• Titolo autorizzato: The clothing trade in provincial England, 1800-1850
• ISBN: 1-317-32304-1; 1-317-32305-X; 1-283-14026-8; 9786613140265; 1-84893-117-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456984003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Perspectives in economic and social history.