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Spaces of Consumption : Leisure and Shopping in the English Town, c.1680-1830
Overview
Consumption is well established as a key theme in the study of the eighteenth century. Spaces of Consumption brings a new dimension to this subject by looking at it spatially.
Taking English towns as its scene, this inspiring study focuses on moments of consumption - selecting and purchasing goods, attending plays, promenading - and explores the ways in which these were related together through the spaces of the town: the shop, the theatre and the street. Using this fresh form of analysis, it has much to say about sociability, politeness and respectability in the eighteenth century.
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- ISBN-13: 9780415424554
- ISBN-10: 0415424550
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: August 2007
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.19 pounds
- Page Count: 256
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