{"product_id":"streets-of-splendor-9780367586447","title":"Streets of Splendor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses the unresolved question of how urban retailing and consumption changed during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It replaces the usual focus on just one (type of) shopping institution with that of the urban shopping landscape in its entirety. Based on secondary sources for comparable cities and an in-depth empirical analysis of primary sources for Brussels, the author demonstrates that the unbridled commercialisation of cities in the nineteenth century cannot be understood without taking into account the entirety of the shopping landscape. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis, she shows how and why the culture and spaces of shopping evolved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures ;List of Maps ;List of Tables ;Acknowledgements ;List of Abbreviations;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSetting up shop. Introduction;1 B\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eursting blossoms. Brussels shops \u0026amp; shopping, 1830s;\u003c\/b\u003eLate bloom;Portrait of a town;Sequences and dots;The shop and its keeper;Around the corner; \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003eShopping in style. The Galeries Saint-Hubert and the Chaussée;\u003c\/b\u003eBrussels when it sizzles;A site of modernity;hopping in ‘space’;Close encounters;Conclusion: a site of modernity? ;\u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003eCleaning house. Markets and halls;\u003c\/b\u003eChronicle of a demise foretold?; Under pressure;The best laid plans;Exploring shadows;Conclusion: divide and conquer; \u003cstrong\u003e4 Bigger and brighter. Downtown and the department store;\u003c\/strong\u003eNoah’s ark;Department stores in Brussels;Location, location, location;A frenzy for more;Conclusion: shopping on speed; \u003cstrong\u003e5 Shopping Galore. Brussels shops \u0026amp; shopping, 1910s;\u003c\/strong\u003eFull bloom;Portrait of a city: Belle Epoque Brussels;Density and diversity;Conclusion: shopping galore; \u003cstrong\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003eClosing time. Conclusion;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography ;Appendix 1 ; Appendix 2; Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371696890199,"sku":"9780367586447","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367586447.jpg?v=1730154226","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/streets-of-splendor-9780367586447","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}