HI125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Consumerism, Gluttony, Stoneware
Document Summary
Consumerism becomes central to the world economics system in the 18th century. The "industrious revolution" in europe during the 18th century encourages people to intensify their labour for the market so that they could buy more stuff. Consumerism can be a source of innovation: the career of josiah wedgewood demonstrates how "product" innovation happened and convinced europeans to want more goods. Encouragement to spend more on constantly changing goods. Goods or services constantly changing (fashion and novelty) Supply side: how the consumer items were made. Capitalist system is built around production and consumption. These commodities transform how people live, their values, and business itself. Items for the body: new foods, clothing (corsets and says), watches, perfume. Leisure; first circuses in the late 17th century (france); the restaurant (late 18th century) Even middling and lower class household want "luxuries" First english coffeehouse opens in oxford, the angel, in 1650 and then in.
