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Stobart, Jon, 1966-

Consumption and the country house / Jon Stobart and Mark Rothery. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Focussing on three families and drawing on detailed analysis of account books, receipted bills, household inventories, diaries and correspondence, 'Consumption and the Country House' charts the spending patterns of the landed aristocracy of Georgian England during the so-called consumer revolution of the eighteenth century.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780191793219 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aristocracy (Social class)--History--England--18th century.
Consumption (Economics)--History--England--18th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Economic conditions--18th century.

LC Class. No.: HC254.5

Dewey Class. No.: 338.094209033