A Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Enlightenment, 9781350026995
Hardcover
Enlightenment era shopping: revolutionizing retail, leisure, and polite society.

A Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Enlightenment

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    24 July 2024

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Summary

The Retail Revolution: Shopping in the Age of Enlightenment

A Library Journal Best in Reference selection for 2022.

The ‘consumer revolution’ of the 18th century has sparked much debate among historians, but one thing is clear: there was a ‘retail revolution.’ An era of unparalleled growth in material goods coincided with an explosion of retail spaces and techniques, introducing new fashions and imported commodities to consumers’ homes.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781350026995
ISBN-10:1350026999
Series:The Cultural Histories Series
Author:Erika Rappaport, Jon Stobart
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:24 July 2024
Weight:640g
Dimensions:248mm x 170mm x 18mm
About The Author

Erika Rappaport

Ilja Van Damme is Professor in Urban History, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

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