Consumption and the Making of Respectability, 1600-1800Psychology Press, 2002 - 339 Seiten Tying together of several distinct cultural patterns during this century to create a culture of respectability and its impact on popular culture, trade, politics, social dynamics, and literature, this original and thoughtful work provides a comprehensive and much-needed understanding of the origins of modern consumption and all of its cultural implications. |
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
1 Consumption and Culture | 5 |
2 Gentility | 25 |
3 Luxury | 63 |
4 Virtue | 105 |
5 Rational Masculinity | 139 |
6 Domestic Femininity | 171 |
7 Respectability | 189 |
8 Conclusion | 223 |
Notes | 247 |
Appendix | 297 |
Bibliography | 307 |
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Consumption and the Making of Respectability, 1600–1800 Woodruff Smith Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2012 |
Consumption and the Making of Respectability, 1600-1800 Woodruff D. Smith Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2002 |
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