The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800-1850

Informationen zum Autor Alison Toplis Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Clothing Shops and Working-Class Consumers; Chapter 2 The Shopkeeper and the Workingclass Consumer; Chapter 3 Selling by Non-Fixed Traders; Chapter 4 Clothing the Poor: Parish Relief; Chapter 5 Clothing The Poor: Charity; Chapter 6 Fashion and the Working-Class Consumer; conclusion Conclusion;

Product details

• Authors: Alison Toplis, Toplis Alison
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781848931169
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-116-9
• No. of pages: 235
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History; Perspectives in Economic and S; Perspectives in Economic and Social History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; England, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, Fashion & society, Social and cultural history, Retail sector, Retail and wholesale industries, Textile Industries, Apparel, garment and textile industries, Cultural studies: dress and society