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Author:

Pennington, David, 1977- author.

Title:

Going to market : women, trade and social relations in early-modern English towns, c. 1550-1650 / David Pennington.

Publisher:

Ashgate Publishing Limited,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

193 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Women merchants--England--History--16th century.
Women merchants--England--History--17th century.
Women merchants--England--Social conditions.
Women--England--Economic conditions.
Markets--England--History.
Households--History.--England--History.
City and town life--England--History.
England--History--History--16th century.
England--History--History--17th century.
England--Social conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Households, marketplaces, and neighborhoods -- Prescription, anxiety, and acceptance : representations of market women in popular culture -- Cooperation and conflict : women, commerce, and the household economy -- Traders, hucksters, and creditors : independent tradeswomen and the commerce of early modern towns -- Conflicting interests, common interests : female traders, marital status and town authorities -- Women, commerce, and female reputation -- When to give and when to gouge : bargaining, neighborliness, and the limits of the moral economy -- The potency of women's words : gossip, slander, and the enforcement of plain dealing -- Women, protest, and marketplace politics -- Conclusion: To "runneth and raveth" after markets.

Series:

The history of retailing and consumption

ISBN:

1472443705 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
9781472443700 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)910475265

LCCN:

2015009330

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)