History of Everyday Things: Consumption from the Birth of Traditional Society (17th-19th Centuries)

Author: (French) Roch
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: What seems ordinary today was not always the case. Our ancestors could hardly imagine everything people take for granted today. Since the 17th century, the trend of change began to emerge. Urbanization, wealth, commerce, trade, innovation, and inventions started to shake the relationship between people and objects, and also transformed people themselves—even though basic needs remained unchanged. Housing and furniture, heating and lighting, clothing and food—modern material life and the consumer society were gradually emerging on the historical horizon. This book belongs to our "Marginal Culture History" series. It is a French-published copyrighted work. With rich materials and a unique perspective, it studies the changes in production and consumption, daily lifestyles, and cultural attitudes in French society from the 17th to the 19th centuries.