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

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
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.