This book addresses the unresolved question of how urban retailing and consumption changed during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It replaces the usual focus on just one (type of) shopping institution with that of the urban shopping-scape in its entirety. Based on an in-depth empirical analysis of Brussels and secondary sources on other (comparable) cities, the author demonstrates that the unbridled commercialisation of cities in the nineteenth century cannot be understood without taking into account the entirety of the shopping landscape.
This book addresses the unresolved question of how urban retailing and consumption changed during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It replaces the usual focus on just one (type of) shopping institution with that of the urban shopping-scape in its entirety. Based on an in-depth empirical analysis of Brussels and secondary sources on other (comparable) cities, the author demonstrates that the unbridled commercialisation of cities in the nineteenth century cannot be understood without taking into account the entirety of the shopping landscape.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Anneleen Arnout is Postdoctoral Fellow at the history department of the Radboud University Nijmegen. She holds a Veni-grant of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Setting up shop. Introduction 1 Bursting blossoms. Brussels shops & shopping, 1830s Late bloom Portrait of a town Sequences and dots The shop and its keeper Around the corner 2 Shopping in style. The Galeries Saint-Hubert and the Chaussée Brussels when it sizzles A site of modernity hopping in 'space' Close encounters Conclusion: a site of modernity? 3 Cleaning house. Markets and halls Chronicle of a demise foretold? Under pressure The best laid plans Exploring shadows Conclusion: divide and conquer 4 Bigger and brighter. Downtown and the department store Noah's ark Department stores in Brussels Location, location, location A frenzy for more Conclusion: shopping on speed 5 Shopping Galore. Brussels shops & shopping, 1910s Full bloom Portrait of a city: Belle Epoque Brussels Density and diversity Conclusion: shopping galore 6 Closing time. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Index
Contents List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Setting up shop. Introduction 1 Bursting blossoms. Brussels shops & shopping, 1830s Late bloom Portrait of a town Sequences and dots The shop and its keeper Around the corner 2 Shopping in style. The Galeries Saint-Hubert and the Chaussée Brussels when it sizzles A site of modernity hopping in 'space' Close encounters Conclusion: a site of modernity? 3 Cleaning house. Markets and halls Chronicle of a demise foretold? Under pressure The best laid plans Exploring shadows Conclusion: divide and conquer 4 Bigger and brighter. Downtown and the department store Noah's ark Department stores in Brussels Location, location, location A frenzy for more Conclusion: shopping on speed 5 Shopping Galore. Brussels shops & shopping, 1910s Full bloom Portrait of a city: Belle Epoque Brussels Density and diversity Conclusion: shopping galore 6 Closing time. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Index
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