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1 online resource |
| Summary |
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This interdisciplinary volume explores how English commercial, co-operative and charity retailing were shaped by and in turn influenced their social and political environments, from the local and the global, between the late-nineteenth and early twenty-first centuries. |
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1. Retail and Community: English Experiences and International Encounters in the Long Twentieth Century -- George Campbell Gosling, Alix R. Green and Grace Millar2. The Commodification of Japanese Culture in Transcultural Charity Bazaars: The Mikado Festival and Feast of Lantern in Darlington, 1887 -- Massimiliano Papini3. Hall and Spindler, Bespoke Tailors and Outfitters of Leamington Spa, 1878-95: A Study in Retail Credit, Trust, and Loyalty -- Nick Gray4. Shopkeeper and Educator: Aspects of the Co-Operative Movement in England, 1870-1914 -- Ian Mitchell5. 'By the Army, for the Army': The Salvation Army's Early Retail Activities, Criticisms and Responses in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries -- Marjorie Gehrhardt6. A Labour of Love: The Role of Retail in Salvation Army Rescue Work for Women -- Ruth Macdonald7. Much More Than a Gossip Shop: Black Country Independent Womenswear Retail, Family and Community -- Nadia Awal and Jenny Gilbert8. Charity, Community and Trade: The British Charity Shop, 1940s-1970s -- George Campbell Gosling9. Empire of Charity: The British 'Helping Hand' In South African Charity Shops, 1971-1972 -- Jessica Field10. 'Race', Retailing and the Windrush Generation: Principle and Practice in the John Lewis Partnership's Recruitment of Commonwealth Arrivals, 1950-62 -- Alix R. Green11. Encounters at the Counter: 'Race', Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop -- Harshad Keval12. 'The Grocer Carried Me for Three Months': Retail Support for Workers Involved in Extended Industrial Disputes -- Grace Millar13. Understanding the 'Gift' in the Post-Economic Downturn Charity Shop -- Triona Fitton14. Reflections -- George Campbell Gosling, Alix R. Green and Grace Millar . |
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Retail trade -- Great Britain -- History.
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Great Britain -- Commerce -- History.
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Commerce de détail -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Campbell Gosling, George, editor.
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Green, Alix R., editor.
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Millar, Grace, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1529235243 9781529235241 (OCoLC)1370650591 |
| ISBN |
9781529235265 (electronic bk.) |
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152923526X (electronic bk.) |
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1529235243 |
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9781529235241 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000076761601 |
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