Cheap Street : London's Street Markets and the Cultures of Informality, C. 1850-1939.

By:

Kelley, Victoria

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781526131706

Subject(s):

Informal sector (Economics)

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cheap StreetDDC classification:

306.309421

LOC classification:

HD2341 .K455 2019

Online resources:

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Contents:

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of plates -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What is a street market? -- Things -- Streets -- People -- Street markets, informality and the performance of London -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index.

Summary: From around 1850, London's street markets grew in number and scale, giving working-class Londoners a site for shopping, entertainment and sociability. Cheap Street is the first major study of this subject, analysing the street markets as a component of London's lively informal economy, and providing new insights into urban and consumer geographies.

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From around 1850, London's street markets grew in number and scale, giving working-class Londoners a site for shopping, entertainment and sociability. Cheap Street is the first major study of this subject, analysing the street markets as a component of London's lively informal economy, and providing new insights into urban and consumer geographies.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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