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Luxury and pleasure in eighteenth-century Britain /

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Maxine Berg explains how luxury possessions became a central part of 18th-century/middle-class British life. The book explores who owned these goods, what made them desirable, where they came from, and how they were made.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berg, Maxine, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Consumption (Economics) > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Consumer goods > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Luxury goods industry > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Affluent consumers > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Middle class > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 18th century.
Biens de consommation > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Produits de luxe > Industrie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Consommateurs riches > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Affluent consumers
Consumer goods
Consumption (Economics)
Luxury goods industry
Middle class
Social conditions
Great Britain
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Maxine Berg explains how luxury possessions became a central part of 18th-century/middle-class British life. The book explores who owned these goods, what made them desirable, where they came from, and how they were made.
Item Description:Originally published: 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 373 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-356) and index.
ISBN:9781435606944
1435606949