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Author Kelley, Victoria, author.

Title Cheap street : London's street markets and the cultures of informality, c.1850--1939
Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 13, 2019)
Subject Street vendors -- England -- London -- 19th century
Informal sector (Economics) -- England -- London
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
Informal sector (Economics)
Street vendors
England -- London
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781526131706
1526131706
9781526146786
1526146789