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Across Europe, the Early Modern period was marked by political, religious and cultural upheaval. It also saw the beginnings of a capitalist world economy which was underpinned by c...

‘Antique’, ‘vintage’, ‘previously owned’, ‘gently used’, ‘cast-off – the world of second hand encompasses as many attitudes as there are names for it. The popular perception is tha...

Taking cultural theorist Michel de Certeau’s notion of ‘the everyday’ as a critical starting point, this book considers how fashion shapes and is shaped by everyday life. Looking h...