Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, den Stellenwert des Konsums in der Geschichte der Moderne, d.h. in der "großen Transformation" der westlichen Gesellschaft herauszuarbeiten, die industrielle Revolution mit der zeitgleich stattfindenden Konsumrevolution in einen engen Zusammenhang zu bringen und...

"Global history is predicated on connections and exchange: how connections between far-flung people, places, and objects are forged through a variety of exchanges. As world history has matured as a field, its practitioners have found the movement of commodities between peoples, places, and time...

Individuality and collectivity are central concepts in sociological inquiry. Incorporating cultural history, social theory, urban and economic sociology, Borch proposes an innovative rethinking of these key terms and their interconnections via the concept of the social avalanche. Drawing on...

"The significance of work and leisure as elements of our social fabric have puzzled philosophers and social scientists for generations. This ambitious new study considers historical views of work and leisure alongside contemporary survey evidence about time-use and well-being. Combining...