A History of Everyday Things - The Birth of Consumption in France, 1600–1800 - Daniel Roche - Paperback Bog - Cambridge University Press - 2000 -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
Daniel Roche examines the birth of the consumer society using insights from economics, culture, politics, demography and geography, as well as his extensive historical knowledge. He offers a well-crafted overview of an impressive body of social, cultural and economic history, placing familiar objects in their wider historical and anthropological contexts.