2008
DOI: 10.1017/s0963926808005464
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Leisure, luxury and urban specialization in the eighteenth century

Abstract: This article forms a contribution to the ongoing debate about the nature of an English urban renaissance. We draw on Schwarz's designation of residential leisure towns to explore the spread of leisure and luxury through a broad range of towns. Our analysis reveals that leisure facilities and luxury service and retail provision were widespread, but that residential leisure towns appear as qualitatively different places, the status of which was contingent upon social profile and cultural-economy, rather than dem… Show more

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“…The predominating and persistent tension between the ‘reputable’ and ‘disreputable’ in the historic literary representation of commercial travellers is explored by French and Popp, while Stobart offers a further examination of how advertisers adopted the conventions and language of ‘politeness’ to sell goods. Finally, Stobart and Schwarz assess the complex ways in which nineteenth‐century residential leisure towns were accorded status and Hori examines the consumption of wine in England between 1646 and 1759 as an indicator of social status and as a commodity with high income elasticity.…”
Section: (Iv) 1700–1850
Peter Kirby
University Of Manchestermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The predominating and persistent tension between the ‘reputable’ and ‘disreputable’ in the historic literary representation of commercial travellers is explored by French and Popp, while Stobart offers a further examination of how advertisers adopted the conventions and language of ‘politeness’ to sell goods. Finally, Stobart and Schwarz assess the complex ways in which nineteenth‐century residential leisure towns were accorded status and Hori examines the consumption of wine in England between 1646 and 1759 as an indicator of social status and as a commodity with high income elasticity.…”
Section: (Iv) 1700–1850
Peter Kirby
University Of Manchestermentioning
confidence: 99%