Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England - From Brass Pots to Clocks

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The consumer revolution; 2. Sources and interpretations; 3. Food and drink; 4. Clothing; 5. The home environment; 6. Religious consumption; 7. When and where did the consumer revolution take place?; 8 Social groups; 9. Who benefited from the consumer revolution?; 10. Conclusions; Appendix and Glossary

About the author

Joanne Sear teaches a range of local history courses at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge. Her research focusses on consumption and trade in the Middle Ages and she is currently working on a volume on the manorial records of late medieval Newmarket.
Ken Sneath lectures in early modern history at the University of Cambridge and was formerly Assistant Director of Studies for Economic History at Peterhouse College. Ken has published articles on consumption and is a contributor to the forthcoming volume on the Huntingdonshire Hearth Tax.

Summary

The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England explores the rise of consumerism from the end of the medieval period through to the beginning of the nineteenth century. It will be of great use to scholars and students of late medieval and early modern economic and social history.

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Sear, Joanne Sneath Sear, Ken Sneath
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367341121
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34112-1
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Themes in Medieval and Early Modern History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; England, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior, Economic history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General