Governance of the Consuming Passions: A History of Sumptuary Law

by Alan Hunt

Examines sumptuary laws laws which regulate conspicuous consumption in respect to dress, ornaments, food, and expenditure at weddings and other rites in the context of a historical and comparative sociology of governance which contends that legal regulation needs to be understood through its interdependence on wider processes of economic, social, and moral governance. The author explores sumptuary regulation in terms of class, gender, social reform, and even protectionist economic practices. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

466 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1996

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