Selling Textiles in the Long Eighteenth Century. Comparative perspectives from Western Europe

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Based on conference and workshop papers [2009], deals with diverse issues re retail and consumption of textiles in a Western European context. The work has four themes: 1] relationship between consumers and textiles with emphasis on consumption; 2] broader systems of individuals and networks that linked production and consumption, notably retail systems; 3] retail practices; 4] second hand textiles. In particular 'focuses on the processes and practices of retailing and assesses how these responded to and promoted wider changes in value systems and supply networks'. For relevant papers see individual BHE entries