Going to market: women, trade and social relations in early modern English towns, c. 1550-1650
Introduction: Households, marketplaces, and neighborhoods -- Prescription, anxiety, and acceptance : representations of market women in popular culture -- Cooperation and conflict : women, commerce, and the household economy -- Traders, hucksters, and creditors : independent tradeswomen and the comm...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey Burlington, VT
Ashgate
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Pennington, David, Going to Market: Women, Trade and Social Relations in Early Modern English Towns, c. 1550-1650] (2016) (Ditcham, Jasmin)
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| Series/Journal: | The history of retailing and consumption
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| Further subjects: | B
City and town life (England)
History
B England Social conditions B Women merchants (England) History 17th century B Households Economic aspects (England) History B England Commerce History 17th century B Women merchants (England) Social conditions B Women (England) Economic conditions B England Commerce History 16th century B Women merchants (England) History 16th century B Markets (England) History |
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Table of Contents |
| Summary: | Introduction: Households, marketplaces, and neighborhoods -- Prescription, anxiety, and acceptance : representations of market women in popular culture -- Cooperation and conflict : women, commerce, and the household economy -- Traders, hucksters, and creditors : independent tradeswomen and the commerce of early modern towns -- Conflicting interests, common interests : female traders, marital status and town authorities -- Women, commerce, and female reputation -- When to give and when to gouge : bargaining, neighborliness, and the limits of the moral economy -- The potency of women's words : gossip, slander, and the enforcement of plain dealing -- Women, protest, and marketplace politics -- Conclusion: To "runneth and raveth" after markets |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185) and index |
| ISBN: | 1472443705 |