consumer behavior and the household economy, 1650 to the present /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jan de Vries.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 327 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-313) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The transformation of consumer desire in the long eighteenth century -- The origins of the industrious revolution -- The industrious revolution : the supply of labor -- The industrious revolution : consumer demand -- The breadwinner-homemaker household -- A second industrious revolution?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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De Vries traces the evolution of an 'industrious revolution' that fundamentally altered the material cultures of Europe and North America.