Spaces of Consumption av Jon (Manchester Metropolitan University UK) Stobart, Andrew Hann, Victoria Morgan

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<P>Consumption is well established as a key theme in the study of the eighteenth century. <EM>Spaces of Consumption</EM> brings a new dimension to this subject by looking at it spatially. </P><P>Taking English towns as its scene, this inspiring study focuses on moments of consumption ¿ selecting and purchasing goods, attending plays, promenading ¿ and explores the ways in which these were related together through the spaces of the town: the shop, the theatre and the street. Using this fresh form of analysis, it has much to say about sociability, politeness and respectability in the eighteenth century.</P>