Industrious Revolution Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present

Name: Industrious Revolution Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present
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ISBN: 9780521719254

ISBN-10: 0521719259

ISBN-13: 9780521719254

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jan De Vries, Jan De Vries

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In the long eighteenth century, new consumer aspirations combined with a new industrious behavior to fundamentally alter the material cultures of northwest Europe and North America. This 'industrious revolution' is the context in which the economic acceleration associated with the Industrial Revolution took shape. This study explores the intellectual understanding of the new importance of consumer goods as well as the actual consumer behavior of households of all income levels. De Vries examines how the activation and evolution of consumer demand shaped the course of economic development, situating consumer behavior in the context of the household economy. He considers the changing…

Book details

List price: $33.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 340
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.90" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



List of Figures


Preface and Acknowledgments



The Transformation of Consumer Desire in the Long Eighteenth Century



The Origins of the Industrious Revolution



The Industrious Revolution: The Supply of Labor



The Industrious Revolution: Consumer Demand



The Breadwinner-Homemaker Household



A Second Industrious Revolution?


Bibliography


Index