A Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Revolution and Empire
Seiten
2024
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-02700-8 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-02700-8 (ISBN)
This volume examines the development of shopping as a cultural practice in the period 1820 to 1920.
A Cultural History of Shopping was a Library Journal Best in Reference selection for 2022.
Shopping emerged as a special pleasure and problem during the period between the revolutionary upheavals of the late 18th century and the opening salvoes of the Great War. New shops, new products, new class and gender ideologies, new standards of comfort and hygiene, and rising living standards for some meant that people, especially women, spent more time shopping and engaging in consumer-oriented activities beyond the walls of the shop. At the same time, social commentators, local and national authorities, economists, and many husbands became concerned about the ‘dangers’ of shopping, believing that the department store was emancipating women and destroying society in the process. This volume explores shopping in the 19th century as a varied and embedded social, political, economic, and cultural activity. It draws out the continuities with earlier periods as well as examining how the department store came to be seen as both symbol and generator of profound economic, social, and cultural change.
A Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Revolution and Empire presents an overview of the period with themes addressing practices and processes; spaces and places; shoppers and identities; luxury and everyday; home and family; visual and literary representations; reputation, trust and credit; and governance, regulation and the state.
A Cultural History of Shopping was a Library Journal Best in Reference selection for 2022.
Shopping emerged as a special pleasure and problem during the period between the revolutionary upheavals of the late 18th century and the opening salvoes of the Great War. New shops, new products, new class and gender ideologies, new standards of comfort and hygiene, and rising living standards for some meant that people, especially women, spent more time shopping and engaging in consumer-oriented activities beyond the walls of the shop. At the same time, social commentators, local and national authorities, economists, and many husbands became concerned about the ‘dangers’ of shopping, believing that the department store was emancipating women and destroying society in the process. This volume explores shopping in the 19th century as a varied and embedded social, political, economic, and cultural activity. It draws out the continuities with earlier periods as well as examining how the department store came to be seen as both symbol and generator of profound economic, social, and cultural change.
A Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Revolution and Empire presents an overview of the period with themes addressing practices and processes; spaces and places; shoppers and identities; luxury and everyday; home and family; visual and literary representations; reputation, trust and credit; and governance, regulation and the state.
Erika Rappaport is Professor in the Department of History, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Series Preface, Jon Stobart
Introduction, Erika Rappaport
1. Practices and Processes, Jessica P. Clark
2. Spaces and Places, Anneleen Arnout
3. Shoppers and Identities, Jan Hein Furnée
4. Luxury and Everyday, Manuel Charpy
5. Home and Family, Enrica Asquer
6. Visual and Literary Representations, Tamara S. Wagner
7. Reputation, Trust and Credit, Erika Vause
8. Governance, Regulation and the State, Nicole de Silva
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.05.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Cultural Histories Series |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Professor Jon Stobart |
| Zusatzinfo | 41 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 169 x 244 mm |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-02700-6 / 1350027006 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-02700-8 / 9781350027008 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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