At home with the poor: consumer behaviour and material culture in england, c.1650-1850
Auteur :
Harley, Joseph
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526194749
Date de publication :
20 janv. 2026
Dimensions :
24,0 x 17,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book opens the doors to the homes of the forgotten poor and traces the goods they owned before, during and after the industrial revolution. Using a vast range of sources, it argues that the poor owned greater numbers and varieties of items with each generation and that poverty did not always mean living in squalor. -- .