This detailed study is the first exploration of rural consumption of clothing in early nineteenth-century Britain. Drawing on evidence from a range of sources i

This detailed study is the first exploration of rural consumption of clothing in early nineteenth-century Britain. Drawing on evidence from a range of sources i

In the context of this rapidly changing world, Rachel Worth explores the ways in which the clothing of the rural working classes was represented visually in pai

Merchant colonies were a significant factor for economic growth in Europe during the early modern period. The essays in this collection look at merchant colonie

Contributors to this volume explore the changing concepts of the social and the economic during a period of fundamental change across Asia. They challenge accep