Spaces of Consumption: Leisure and Shopping in the English Town, c.1680-1830

Consumption is well established as a key theme in the study of the eighteenth century. Spaces of Consumption brings a new dimension to this subject by looking at it spatially. Taking English towns as its scene, this inspiring new study focuses on moments of consumption - selecting and purchasing goods, attending plays, promenading - and explores the ways in which these were related together through the spaces of the town: the shop, the theatre and the street. Using this fresh form of analysis, it has much to say about sociability, politeness and respectability in the eighteenth century.Jon Stobart is the author of 'Spaces of Consumption: Leisure and Shopping in the English Town, c.1680-1830', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415424554 and ISBN 0415424550.