Turning houses into homes : a history of the retailing and consumption of domestic furnishings / Clive Edwards.
"With a comparatively wealthy and socially mobile society, eighteenth-century Britain proved to be a fertile ground for ideas of home improvement and beautification, which were to persist to the present day. Turning Houses into Homes not only maps the history, changes, development and structure...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
[2005]
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| Series: | History of retailing and consumption.
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| Summary: | "With a comparatively wealthy and socially mobile society, eighteenth-century Britain proved to be a fertile ground for ideas of home improvement and beautification, which were to persist to the present day. Turning Houses into Homes not only maps the history, changes, development and structure of the retail furnishing industry in Britain over three centuries, but also examines the relationships between the retailer and the consumer, looking at how retailers helped stimulate and shape the demand of their customers." "This book offers a conjunction of retail history and consumption practices, which are examined through a multi-disciplinary approach to explore both their intimate connections and their wider roles in society."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0754609065 9780754609063 |