Spaces of Consumption
Author | : Jon Stobart |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-01-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136021183 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136021183 |
Rating | : 4/5 (183 Downloads) |
Download or read book Spaces of Consumption written by Jon Stobart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.