Publication: Pautas de consumo y diferenciación social en el Penedés a fines del siglo XVII. Una propuesta metodológica a partir de inventarios sin valoraciones monetarias
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2003
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Marcial Pons: Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales : Fundación Caja Madrid
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En este articulo se analizan las pautas de consumo de una sociedad agraria
del siglo xvn. Se examinan en primer lugar las caracteristicas de la fuente
en que se basa la investigación, los inventarios post mortem, que en Cataluña
no contienen las valoraciones monetarias de los bienes muebles e inmuebles.
Puesto que la mayoria de las investigaciones sobre consumo en época preindustrial
en Europa Occidental y en América del Norte se han basado en una
metodología adecuada para inventarios con valoraciones monetarias, ha sido
necesario diseñar un método de trabajo particular. Los resultados que se presentan
en el articulo apuntan a que las formas concretas del consumo en
sociedades preindustriales como el Penedes de fines del siglo xvn dependían
sobre todo de la pertenencia a un grupo social definido y de las reglas de
reconocimiento mutuo.
This article analyzes the patterns of consumption in an agrarian society at the end of the XVII century. First, reference is made to the main source of this research, post mortem inventories, that characteristically in Catalonia do not include any monetary evaluation of the property and goods of the deceased person (except, of course, his or her financial assets). Since the most authoritative studies on consumption in western Europe and North America have adopted analytical frames appropriate for inventories with prices, a particular methodology has been devised. The conclusions of this research point out that consumption behaviour in pre-industrial societies like 17th century Penedes were shaped in a large measure by membership to a defined social group and by norms of mutual recognition.
This article analyzes the patterns of consumption in an agrarian society at the end of the XVII century. First, reference is made to the main source of this research, post mortem inventories, that characteristically in Catalonia do not include any monetary evaluation of the property and goods of the deceased person (except, of course, his or her financial assets). Since the most authoritative studies on consumption in western Europe and North America have adopted analytical frames appropriate for inventories with prices, a particular methodology has been devised. The conclusions of this research point out that consumption behaviour in pre-industrial societies like 17th century Penedes were shaped in a large measure by membership to a defined social group and by norms of mutual recognition.
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Revista de Historia Económica, Año XXI, 2003, n. extraordinario, pp. 207-245