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

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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 polic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bohstedt, John, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010.
Colección:The history of retailing and consumption
Temas:
Food riots > England > History.
Food prices > Moral and ethical aspects > England > History.
Social conflict > England > History.
Protest movements > England > History.
Émeutes de la faim > Angleterre > Histoire.
Aliments > Prix > Aspect moral > Angleterre > Histoire.
Contestation > Angleterre > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Food riots.
Protest movements.
Social conflict.
England.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409408451
1409408450

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