(Ebook) The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England; From Brass Pots to Clocks; First Edition by Joanne Sear & Ken Sneath

(Ebook) The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England; From Brass Pots to Clocks; First Edition by Joanne Sear & Ken Sneath

The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England explores the rise of consumerismfrom the end of the medieval period through to the beginning of the nineteenthcentury.The book takes a detailed look at when the ‘consumer revolution’ began, tracingits evolution from the years following the Black Death through to the nineteenthcentury. In doing so, it also considers which social classes were included, and howdifferent areas of the country were affected at different times, examining the significantrole that location played in the development of consumption. This new studyis based upon the largest database of English probate records yet assembled, whichhas been used in conjunction with a range of other sources to offer a broad anddetailed chronological approach. Filling in the gaps within previous research, itexamines changing patterns in relation to food and drink, clothing, household furnishingsand religion, focussing on the goods themselves to illuminate items incommon ownership, rather than those owned only by the elite.Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative evidence to explore thedevelopment of consumption, The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in Englandwill be of great use and interest to scholars and students of late medieval andearly modern economic and social history, with an interest in the developmentof consumerism in England.