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Urban Fortunes: Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900 (Historical Urban Studies Series)
Jon Stobart
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Description for Urban Fortunes: Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900 (Historical Urban Studies Series)
Hardcover. This collection of articles represents a range of approaches to and perspectives on the ownership, use and transmission of property in 18th and 19th-century towns. An introductory essay highlights the importance of property and inheritance in shaping social, cultural-economic and structures. Series Editor(s): Pinol, Professor Jean-Luc; Rodger, Professor Richard. Series: Historical Urban Studies Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Includes 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 521. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Property is central to any historical analyses of production, reproduction and consumption. It lies at the heart of discussions of material culture, class relations and the household economy. Recent work has begun to look beyond the acquisition and possession of goods to examine what the disposal, transmission and giving of property might tell us about changing society and culture. This landmark collection of articles represents a wide range of approaches to and perspectives on the ownership, use and transmission of property in eighteenth and nineteenth-century towns. An introductory essay highlights the importance of property and inheritance in ... Read more
Property is central to any historical analyses of production, reproduction and consumption. It lies at the heart of discussions of material culture, class relations and the household economy. Recent work has begun to look beyond the acquisition and possession of goods to examine what the disposal, transmission and giving of property might tell us about changing society and culture. This landmark collection of articles represents a wide range of approaches to and perspectives on the ownership, use and transmission of property in eighteenth and nineteenth-century towns. An introductory essay highlights the importance of property and inheritance in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Historical Urban Studies Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754600817
SKU
KKD0003271
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Ref
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About Jon Stobart
Jon Stobart, University of Coventry, UK and Alastair Owens, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK Alastair Owens, Jon Stobart, Lorna Scammell, Geoffrey Crossick, Alastair Owens, W. D. Rubinstein, Ann McCrum, Penelope Lane, David R. Green.
Reviews for Urban Fortunes: Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900 (Historical Urban Studies Series)
'...these essays represent fine pieces of historical empiricism, offer important findings about the nature of middle-class social life...and will be a must for those working on the history of testamentary documents in the period.' Continuity and Change