Consumption and the Making of Respectability 1600-1800

Tying together of several distinct cultural patterns during this century to create a culture of respectability and its impact on popular culture, trade, politics, social dynamics, and literature, this original and thoughtful work provides a comprehensive and much-needed understanding of the origins of modern consumption and all of its cultural implications. <p>Acknowledgements<br>Abbreviations<br>Introduction<br><br>CH APTER ONE: CONSUMPTION AND CULTURE<br><br>Changes in Consumption Patterns in Early Modern Europe<br>Culture and the Contexts of Consumption<br>Cultural Contexts<br>Components of Cultural Contexts<br>Meaning in Cultural Contexts<br>Changes in Cultural Contexts<br><br><strong>CHAPTER TWO: GENTILITY</strong><br><br>Samuel Pepys, Gentleman<br>Modes of Gentility<br>Silks and Calicos<br>Underclothing<br><br><strong>CHAPTER THREE: LUXURY</strong><br><br>The Context of Luxury in Early Modern Europe<br>Taste<br>Comfort and Convenience<br>Spices of Life<br>Sugar<br>The Contexts of Condiment Consumption<br><br><strong>CHAPTER FOUR: VIRTUE</strong><br><br>Dr. Blankaart's Prescription for Healthy Living<br>The Discourse of Virtue<br>Bourgeois Virtue<br>Tea, Coffee and Sugar<br>Cleanliness<br><br><strong>CHAPTER FIVE: RATIONAL</strong><strong>MASCULINITY</strong><br><br>Coffeehouses<br>Coffee and the Context of Rational Masculinity<br>Tobacco<br><br><strong>CHAPTER</strong><strong>SIX: DOMESTIC FEMININITY</strong><br><br>Tea and Sympathy<br>Femininity, Domesticity and Separate Spheres <br>Civilization<br>Domesticity and Consumption<br>Breakfast<br><br><strong>CHAPTER SEVEN:</strong><strong>RESPECTABILITY</strong><br><br>Modern Times<br>Respectability, Social Structure and Individual Status<br>Respectable Families<br>Respectability, Institutions and Professions<br><br><strong>CHAPTER EIGHT:</strong><strong>CONCLUSION</strong><br><br>Gentility, Luxury and Virtue<br>Makers of Respectability<br>Rational Masculinity and Domestic Femininity<br>Implications and Further Questions<br><br>Tables<br>Bibliography</p>