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Book cover An Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Consumer Behavior in Melbourne, Australia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina

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This chapter looks predominately at the background literature and theory for the themes of consumer choice, class, and ethnicity. Gender and childhood are also explored in order to gain a fuller picture of life in Little Lon and San Telmo. The chapter addresses how these themes have been applied in historical archaeology, their limitations, and ways in which they may help to achieve a greater understanding of consumer behavior in the nineteenth century. The last section of the chapter explores some of the complexities associated with an interpretative approach.

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Ricardi, P. (2020). Consumer Choice, Class, Ethnicity, and Other Factors. In: An Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Consumer Behavior in Melbourne, Australia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21595-8_2

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