Susan Flavin

Consumption and Culture in Sixteenth-Century Ireland (eBook, PDF)

Saffron, Stockings and Silk

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Produktbeschreibung

A detailed study of changing patterns of consumption, showing how these related to wider political, social and economic developments.

This book, based on extensive original research, argues that everyday Irish consumption underwent major changes in the 16th century. The book considers the changing nature of imported goods in relation especially to two major activities of daily living: dress and diet. It integrates quantitative data on imports with qualitative sources, including wills, archaeological and pictorial evidence, and contemporary literature and legislation. It shows that changes in Irish consumption mirrored changes occurring in England and across Europe and that they were a function of broader developments in the Irish economy, including the increasing participation of Irish merchants in European markets. The book also discusses how consumption was related to wider political, economic and cultural developments in Ireland, showing how the acquisition and interpretation of material goods were key factors in the mediation of political and social boundaries in a semi-colonised and contested society.

Susan Flavin completed her doctorate in early modern history at the University of Bristol.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wits University Press
• Seitenzahl: 319
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782044093
• Artikelnr.: 56163288

Autorenporträt

Susan Flavin

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Subject and Sources The Expanding Trade The Dynamics of the
Trade Consuming Fashion From Head to Toe Wearing, Making and Embellishing
Colour and Cleanliness Food, Drink and Society Provisions The Grape and the
Grain Cooking and Dining Drinking and Entertainment Conclusion Bibliography
Appendices