Retailing in England during the Industrial Revolution
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- Author(s) Alexander, David
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1970
- Pages 282pp
- Publisher Athlone Press
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Early scholarly account of retail distribution placing it in its economic and social context, considering the nature of its evolution, etc, largely 1800-50. In four parts: 1] 'Retailing and the economic and social context' - 'Aspects of a changing retail market'; 2] 'Retailing outside shops' - 'Fairs and markets' [pp29-60]/ 'Itinerant retailing' [pp61-86]; 3] 'Shop retailing' - 'Growth of shop retailing' / 'Shop tradesmen and their craft skills' / 'Economic and social organisation of work and trade in shops'; 4] Conclusions. Has substantial statistical appendices [pp239-65]