A History of Everyday Things The Birth of Consumption in France, 1600-1800 |
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| Author:
| Roche, Daniel |
| Translator:
| Pearce, Brian |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-63329-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $94.00 |
Book Description:
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Daniel Roche examines the birth of the consumer society using insights from economics, culture, politics, demography and geography, as well as his extensive historical knowledge. He offers a well-crafted overview of an impressive body of social, cultural and economic history, placing familiar objects in their wider historical and anthropological contexts.
Daniel Roche examines the birth of the consumer society using insights from economics, culture, politics, demography and geography, as well as his extensive historical knowledge. He offers a well-crafted overview of an impressive body of social, cultural and economic history, placing familiar objects in their wider historical and anthropological contexts.