| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps, plates |
| Series |
People, markets, goods: economies and societies in history ; v. 13 |
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People, markets, goods ; v. 13
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| Contents |
Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Text; Introduction; 1. Customer Thieves; Occasional thieves; Professional thieves; Middling thieves; 2. The Extent of the Crime; Assessing the prevalence of the crime; The geography and topography of the crime; 3. Shoplifting in Practice; Planning the crime; Accomplishing the theft; Performance; Removing the stolen goods; How shopkeepers protected themselves; 4. What was Stolen; Theft of cloth, clothing and haberdashery; The influence of fashion |
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Theft of food, jewellery, silverware, toys and household goodsThe disposal of stolen goods; 5. The Impact on Retailers; Retailers' finances; Trade protection societies; Business temperament; 6. Retailers' Recourse to Law; The making of the Shoplifting Act; Co-operating with magistrates to boost the efficacy of the law; Capital law reform and the repeal of the Shoplifting Act; 7. Public Attitudes to the Crime; Fear and anxiety; Sinfulness and greed; Shame, guilt and restorative justice; Female sexuality; Elite entertainment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
As a new consumer culture took root in eighteenth-century England and shops proliferated, the crime of shoplifting leaped to public prominence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 1, 2018) |
| Subject |
Shoplifting -- England -- History -- 18th century
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Theft -- England -- History -- 18th century
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- General.
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Shoplifting
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Theft
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England
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787443549 |
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178744354X |
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9781787443556 |
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1787443558 |
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