Despite the huge expansion in consumer credit in the last 25 years there are very few texts describing the operation of consumer credit markets. Consumer Credit Fundamentals is the first book to provide a broad cross-disciplinary introduction to the subject. It covers the history of credit, the...

Framing the market : wine in Britain, 1800-1914 -- Champagne, 1800-1860 -- "A smart agent and lavish expenditure"? : the distribution and marketing of champagne, 1860-76 -- "Taste changes very fast" : consumers and consumption, 1860-75 -- Votaries of fashion? : changing consumer tastes,...