Spaces of Consumption: Leisure and Shopping in the English Town, C. 1680-1830Routledge, 2007 - 247 sider Consumption is well established as a key theme in the study of the eighteenth century. Spaces of Consumption brings a new dimension to this subject by looking at it spatially. Taking English towns as its scene, this inspiring study focuses on moments of consumption - selecting and purchasing goods, attending plays, promenading - and explores the ways in which these were related together through the spaces of the town: the shop, the theatre and the street. Using this fresh form of analysis, it has much to say about sociability, politeness and respectability in the eighteenth century. |
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hierarchies and spatial ordering | 26 |
politeness and place | 57 |
stageset and performance | 86 |
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