ISBN:
1280593970
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9781280593970
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9780191623639
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvii, 266 p)
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ill
Parallel Title:
Print version Consumption and Gender in the Early Seventeenth-Century Household : The World of Alice le Strange
DDC:
305.4'364'0942'09032
Keywords:
Le Strange, Alice
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Households Economic aspects 17th century
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History
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Home economics Accounting 17th century
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History
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Consumption (Economics) History 17th century
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Housewives Economic conditions 17th century
Description / Table of Contents:
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Notes to the Reader""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""1. Issues and Context""; ""History and consumption""; ""Consumption and gender""; ""Consumption and the gentry""; ""The Le Strange family""; ""Methods and chapter plan""; ""2. Household Management""; ""Alice Le Strange�s accounts""; ""Household and estate management""; ""Gentlewomen as housewives""; ""Two other Norfolk families""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. The Acquisition of Goods""; ""Domestic expenditure""; ""Urban shopping""; ""The acquisition of clothing and furnishings""; ""The acquisition of food""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Conclusion""""4. Everyday Consumables""; ""Diet""; ""The meanings of food""; ""Medical care""; ""Household consumables""; ""Conclusion""; ""5. Material Culture""; ""Textiles and clothing""; ""Beds and living rooms""; ""Dining ware and kitchen ware""; ""The meanings of goods""; ""Conclusion""; ""6. Family Life Cycle and Consumption""; ""Life cycle and expenditure""; ""Births, deaths and marriages""; ""Childhood and childcare""; ""Education and adult children""; ""Conclusion""; ""7. Elite Consumption""; ""Political and legal expenses""; ""Travel and leisure""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Literature, music and science""""Building and estate improvement""; ""Conclusion""; ""8. The Employment of Labour""; ""Servants""; ""Day labourers""; ""Craftsmen and specialist workers""; ""The Le Stranges and the local community""; ""Conclusion""; ""9. Conclusion""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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