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Explore the fascinating history of consumer goods with Luxury and Pleasure in Eighteenth-Century Britain by Oxford University Press. This book examines the invention, production, and acquisition of fashionable semi-luxury items that shaped British society. Follow the journey of diverse goods, ranging from fine china tea ware to metal ornaments like candlesticks, cutlery, buckles, and buttons. The text tracks how these items moved from the making and shopping stages into the private homes of Britain's urban middling classes. Readers will gain insight into the shift from the sixteenth-century global trade in Eastern luxuries to the emergence of a new global trade centered on British-made products. It provides a detailed analysis of the developments that transformed domestic life and economic history during this era.

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Published by Oxford University Press, this book provides a detailed history of eighteenth-century British consumer culture.

Examines the lifecycle of fashionable goods including china tea ware and metal ornaments like cutlery and buttons.

Analyzes the transition from the sixteenth-century trade in Eastern luxuries to the rise of British-made global trade.

Traces how semi-luxury goods were made, shopped for, and displayed within the homes of the urban middling classes.

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Brand: Oxford University Press
Format: paperback
ASIN: 0199215286
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Biographies & Histories > Business & Economic History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 12 April 2007
Listed Since: 04 January 2007

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