At Home with the Poor Consumer Behaviour and Material Culture in England, C. 1650-1850 |
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| Author:
| Harley, Joseph |
| Series title: | Studies in Design and Material Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-6084-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2024 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Free of charge contact
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Book Description:
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This book opens the doors to the homes of the forgotten poor and traces the goods they owned before, during and after the industrial revolution. Using a vast range of sources, it argues that the poor owned greater numbers and varieties of items with each generation and that poverty did not always mean living in squalor.
This book opens the doors to the homes of the forgotten poor and traces the goods they owned before, during and after the industrial revolution. Using a vast range of sources, it argues that the poor owned greater numbers and varieties of items with each generation and that poverty did not always mean living in squalor.