Becoming Consumers: Looking beyond Wealth as an Explanation of Villa Variability. Perspectives from the East of England (403) (British Archaeological Reports British Series)
Language: English
Published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd, 2005
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- Title
- Becoming Consumers: Looking beyond Wealth as an Explanation of Villa Variability. Perspectives from the East of England (403) (British Archaeological Reports British Series)
- Author
- Christopher Barry Martins
- Publisher
- British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1841719005
- ISBN 13
- 9781841719009
This research provides a comprehensive study of the social and psychological characteristics of modern consumer behaviour that is then used as an interpretative perspective with which to consider the evidence for a selection of villas in Roman Britain. Existing explanations for investment in the country properties of the elite are contextualised and the commonly-applied hypothesis of conspicuous consumption is critiqued. A quantifiable 'costing' model is introduced and consumer theories are summarised against a background of Roman archaeology. The consumer approach allows for a closer look at the decision-making of individuals and the determinants that can influence personal choice. Case-studies are offered that rigorously examine a range of apparently status-enhancing amenities on villas within a framework that focuses on specific consumption arguments. This process serves to question existing orthodoxies. Important and under-appreciated contexts in which social identity could be expressed were the Roman roads that passed close to villas, and this suggestion is explored.
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