1st Edition
Luxury, Fashion and the Early Modern Idea of Credit
General Introduction Klas Nyberg Part 1: Paris: The capital of luxury 1. Rational Follies: Fashion, Luxury and Credit in Eighteenth-Century Paris Paula von Wachenfeldt 2. The French model and the rise of Swedish fashion Klas Nyberg Part 2: The Swedish financial system and bankruptcy law 3. The Swedish bankruptcy-system, 1734−1849 Karl Gratzer, Mats Hayen and Klas Nyberg 4. Bankruptcies in Sweden, 1774−1849. Causes and structural differences Marcus Box, Karl Gratzer and Xiang Lin Part 3: Credit and bankruptcies in the fashion and luxury trades in Sweden 1730−1850 5. The institutional setting of the luxury trades in eighteenth and early-nineteenth century Stockholm Klas Nyberg 6. Economic behaviour and social strategies in the Stockholm silk weaving industry, 1744–1831 Håkan Jakobsson 7. Hair Professionals in Financial Distress in Stockholm, 1750–1830 Riina Turunen and Kustaa H. J. Vilkuna 8. Book printing in Stockholm, from royal privilege to market economy, 1780–1850 Mats Hayen 9. Cabinet makers and chair makers in Stockholm 1730–1850. Production, market and economy in a regulated economy Göran Ulväng 10. Credit relations among painting professionals in Stockholm, 1760−1849 Azel Hagberg and Klas Nyberg Part 4: Conclusions 11. The credit market of Stockholm in an international perspective Klas Nyberg
Biography
Klas Nyberg is Professor of Fashion Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Håkan Jakobsson is a PhD student in the department of History at Stockholm University, Sweden.
