RHN 131/2014 | Call
Organiser: Laura Ugolini, University of Wolverhampton
13 May 2015, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Deadline: 13 February 2015
Rural Retailing and Distribution in History
CHORD invites submissions for a workshop that explores the history of retailing and distribution in a rural context. Papers focusing on any historical period or geographical area are welcome. Some of the themes that might be considered include:
- The village shop
- Rural networks of supply
- Marketing and selling ‘the countryside’
- Rural commodities, services and industries
- Transport, networks and consumer information
- The rural consumer
- Markets, fairs and peddlers
- Representations of rural retail.
- Retailing, distribution and agriculture
The workshop will be held at the University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton city Campus.
To submit a proposal, please send title and abstract of c.300 to 400 words to Laura Ugolini, at l.ugolini@wlv.ac.uk by 13 February 2015.
For further information, please e-mail: Laura Ugolini at l.ugolini@wlv.ac.uk or Karin Dannehl at k.dannehl@wlv.ac.uk
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