{"product_id":"9781350026995-cultural-history-of-shopping-in-the-age-of-enlightenment","title":"A Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume examines the development of shopping as a cultural practice in the period between 1650 and 1820.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Shopping \u003c\/i\u003ewas a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Best in Reference selection for 2022.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 'consumer revolution' of the 18th century has been the subject of much debate among historians but it seems clear there was also a 'retail revolution': a period of unprecedented growth in material goods was accompanied by a proliferation of retail spaces and techniques which brought new fashions and imported commodities to the homes of consumers.  Governments responded to a growing culture of polite and civilized behavior across society by stimulating urban renewal for leisure and shopping: new pavements, street lighting, green promenades, theatres, coffee houses, and adjacent shopping streets were laid-out everywhere in Europe. As the 18th century drew to its close, ‘shopping’ had become a publicly accepted and celebrated leisure pursuit, gaining its proper meaning in multiple languages\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview  of the period with themes addressing practices and processes; spaces and   places; shoppers and identities; luxury and everyday; home and family;  visual and literary representations; reputation, trust and credit; and   governance, regulation and the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41735851638881,"sku":"9781350026995","price":90.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_25643757.jpg?v=1719998755","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350026995-cultural-history-of-shopping-in-the-age-of-enlightenment","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}