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Author:   Nancy Cox ,  Professor Gareth Shaw
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781472416100

ISBN 10:   1472416104
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   28 February 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I The Language of Trade and Consumption; Chapter 1 The Relationship between Labels and their Objects; Chapter 2 Early Dictionaries and the Language of Trade and Industry; Chapter 3 The Approach to Trade and Industry in Early-modern Encyclopaedias; Chapter 4 Translating New Commodities; Chapter 101 Interlude Two Case Studies; Part II Things beyond Materiality; Chapter 5 Deception and Misconception in the Production of Food and Drink; Chapter 6 Choice and No Choice for the Poor; Chapter 7 Small Luxuries for Ordinary People; Chapter 8 Love and Marriage in the Market; Chapter 102 Conclusion;

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Nancy Cox is an Honorary Research Fellow and Academic Editor of the Dictionary Project at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Previous books for Ashgate include The Complete Tradesman: A Study of Retailing, 1550-1820 and, with Karin Dannehl, Perceptions of Retailing in Early Modern England.

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