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

Author: Bohstedt, John, 1943-
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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History of retailing and consumption

Contents

We'd rather be hanged than starved! : the politics of provisions -- The genesis of provision politics, 1527-1660 -- The recession of provision politics, 1660-1739 : a political nation of producers -- Bolting mills and marketplaces : 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 I.

Subject(s)

Food riots—England—History
Food prices—Moral and ethical aspects—England—History
Social conflict—England—History
Protest movements—England—History

ISBN

9780754665816 (hardcover : alk. paper)
075466581X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781409408451 (ebook)
1409408450 (ebook)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-307) and index.

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