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Consumption and the making of respectability, 1600-1800
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Tying together of several distinct cultural patterns during this century to create a culture of respectability and its impact on popular culture, trade, politics, social dynamics, and literature, this original and thoughtful work provides a comprehensive and much-needed understanding of the origins of modern consumption and all of its cultural implications.
| Title |
Consumption and the making of respectability, 1600-1800 / by Woodruff D. Smith. |
|---|---|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publisher |
New York : Routledge |
| Creation Date |
2002 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-331) and index. English |
| Content |
""CONSUMPTION AND THE MAKING OF RESPECTABILITY, 1600�1800 "" ""Copyright"" ""Contents"" ""Acknowledgments"" ""Abbrevations"" ""Introduction"" ""1. Consumption and Culture"" ""Changes in Consumption Patterns in Early Modern Europe"" ""Culture and the Contexts of Consumption"" ""Cultural Contexts"" ""Components of Cultural Contexts"" ""Meaning in Cultural Contexts"" ""Changes in Cultural Contexts"" ""2. Gentility"" ""Status and Consumption"" ""Samuel Pepys, Gentleman"" ""Modes of Gentility"" ""Silks and Calicoes"" ""Underclothing"" ""3. Luxury"" ""The Context of Luxury in Early Modern Europe""""Taste"" ""Comfort and Convenience"" ""Spices of Life"" ""Sugar"" ""The Contexts of Condiment Consumption"" ""4. Virtue"" ""Dr. Blankaart�s Prescription for Healthy Living"" ""The Discourse of Virtue"" ""“Bourgeois� Virtue"" ""Tea, Coffee, and Sugar"" ""Cleanliness"" ""5. Rational Masculinity"" ""Coffeehouses"" ""Coffee and the Context of Rational Masculinity"" ""Tobacco"" ""6. Domestic Femininity"" ""Tea and Sympathy"" ""Femininity, Domesticity, and “Separate Spheres�"" ""Civilization"" ""Domesticity and Consumption""""Breakfast"" ""7. Respectability"" ""Modern Times"" ""Respectability, Social Structure, and Individual Status"" ""Respectable Families"" ""Respectability, Institutions, and Professions"" ""8. Conclusion"" ""Gentility, Luxury, and Virtue"" ""Makers of Respectability"" ""Rational Masculinity and Domestic Femininity"" ""Implications and Further Questions"" ""Notes"" ""Appendix"" ""Bibliography"" ""Archival Sources and Special Collections"" ""Primary Sources"" ""Secondary Sources"" |
| Extent |
1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010707356205171 |
MARC RECORDS
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