The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800-1850

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84893-116-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 552 g

Reihe: Perspectives in Economic and Social History

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Toplis, Alison

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

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;

Über Autor(innen)

Alison Toplis