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1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
The history of retailing and consumption
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History of retailing and consumption.
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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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Food riots -- England -- History.
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Food riots. |
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England. |
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History. |
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Food prices -- Moral and ethical aspects -- England -- History.
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Food prices. |
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Social conflict -- England -- History.
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Social conflict. |
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Protest movements -- England -- History.
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Protest movements. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Bohstedt, John, 1943- Politics of provisions. Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010 (DLC) 2010005813 |
ISBN |
9781409408451 (electronic book) |
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1409408450 (electronic book) |
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075466581X |
Standard No. |
9786612743900 |
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