Production and consumption in English households, 1600-1750

In pre-industrial England most production took place in the home. Some of this involved the production of goods for commercial sale, but items were also produced for use by the household itself. The household was also the focus for the consumption of goods that had been made elsewhere. This book use...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Overton, Mark (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxfordshire : Routledge 2004.
Colección:Routledge explorations in economic history ; 19
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Household economies and economic development in early modern England
  • Probate inventories
  • Household production
  • By-employment, women's work and 'unproductive' households
  • The material culture of consumption
  • Rooms and room-use
  • Wealth, occupation, status and location.