The History of Retailing and Consumption
About the Book Series
Initially published by Ashgate, Routledge welcomed the History of Retailing and Consumption book series to the fold in 2016. The series aims to explore all aspects of the broad field and to date, themes have included retailing, fashion, design and food with studies spanning the whole gamut of historical eras from ancient times to the twentieth century.
The Force of Fashion in Politics and Society: Global Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times
1st Edition
Edited
By Beverly Lemire
September 30, 2016
Throughout history, fashion has emerged as one of the most powerful driving forces determining the political, economic and social ramifications of the production, distribution and circulation of goods. Indeed fashion, especially in relation to clothing and textiles, shapes the relationship between ...
Buying for the Home: Shopping for the Domestic from the Seventeenth Century to the Present
1st Edition
By Margaret Ponsonby, David Hussey
September 12, 2016
Buying for the Home is a book about the experiences and also the polarities of shopping and the home. It analyses the ways in which the agencies and discourses of the retail environment mesh with the processes of physical and imaginative re-creation that constitute the domestic space, teasing out ...
Clothing Culture, 1350-1650
1st Edition
Edited
By Catherine Richardson
September 06, 2016
Addressing the subject of clothing in relation to such fundamental issues as national identity, social distinction, gender, the body, religion and politics, Clothing Culture, 1350-1650 provides a springboard into one of the most fascinating yet least understood aspects of social and cultural ...
Crime, Gender and Consumer Culture in Nineteenth-Century England
1st Edition
By Tammy C. Whitlock
September 06, 2016
Whilst the actual origins of English consumer culture are a source of much debate, it is clear that the nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in retailing and consumption. Mass production of goods, improved transport facilities and more sophisticated sales techniques brought consumerism to the ...
The Complete Tradesman: A Study of Retailing, 1550–1820
1st Edition
By Nancy Cox
August 26, 2016
The Complete Tradesman redresses the relative paucity of studies on the history of retailing before 1800. Based upon extensive research into diverse trade sources, Cox takes issue with the surprisingly resilient stereotype of the 'dull' and 'out of date' shopkeeper in the early modern period, ...