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Cheap street London's street markets and the cultures of informality, c.1850--1939.

By: Kelley, VictoriaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Manchester Manchester University Press, [2019]Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9781526131706; 1526131706Subject(s): Street vendors -- England -- London -- 19th century | Informal sector (Economics) -- England -- London | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic HistoryGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks | Electronic books. DDC classification: 338.6420941 LOC classification: HD2346.G7Online resources: EBSCOhost
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 13, 2019)..

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

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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