Consumer Behaviour and Material Culture in Britain, 1660-1760This is a detailed study of the material lives of the middle classes in the pre-industrial era, a period which saw considerable growth in consumption. Lorna Weatherill has brought her highly important survey up-to-date in the light of new research. She provides a new introduction and bibliography, taking account of the latest academic writing and methodological advances, including computing, and offers further conclusions about her work and its place in current literature. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Growth | 25 |
Contrasting localities | 43 |
The influence of towns | 70 |
income wealth and prices | 93 |
expenditure and priorities | 112 |
The domestic environment | 137 |
Ownership of goods social status and occupation | 166 |
Conclusions and implications | 191 |