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Author Bohstedt, John, 1943-

Title The politics of provisions : food riots, moral economy, and market transition in England, c. 1550-1850 / John Bohstedt.

Publication Info. Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series The history of retailing and consumption
History of retailing and consumption.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents We'd rather be hanged than starved! : the politics of provisions -- The genesis of provision politics, 1527-1660 -- The recession of provision politics, 1660-1740 -- The formative generation of the politics of provisions, 1740-1772 -- A viable, but doomed, provision politics, 1783-1812 -- The decadence of the politics of provisions, 1812-67 -- Conclusions : provision politics from the book of orders to World War One.
Summary The 'politics of provisions' - forceful negotiations over sustenance - has created surprising contests in world history, particularly in times of market transition. In England a 'politics of provisions' evolved in a dialogue between popular riots and paternalist subsistence policies from Tudor dearths to the Victorian embrace of free-market doctrines. Hence provision politics was a core ingredient of both state-formation and of the emergence of the first market economy and society in England. This book is the first full-scale critical revision of E.P. Thompson's seminal model of the 'moral eco.
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Subject Food riots -- England -- History.
Food riots.
England.
History.
Food prices -- Moral and ethical aspects -- England -- History.
Food prices.
Social conflict -- England -- History.
Social conflict.
Protest movements -- England -- History.
Protest movements.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Bohstedt, John, 1943- Politics of provisions. Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010 (DLC) 2010005813
ISBN 9781409408451 (electronic book)
1409408450 (electronic book)
075466581X
Standard No. 9786612743900