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This book has presented a comparative study of consumer behavior in nineteenth-century Melbourne and Buenos Aires derived from the analysis of archaeological collections and written documentary evidence. It was undertaken to establish what role factors such as consumer choice, class, ethnicity, gender, and childhood had on consumer behavior at the sites of Casselden Place and La Casa Peña. The study demonstrated that although each of the abovementioned factors had an impact on consumerism, the observed similarities point to larger forces at play including globalization and the dominance of British trade. Differences were few, and this was an unexpected result highlighting the importance of comparative studies at this scale and the need for further research to delve deeper.
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Ricardi, P. (2020). Conclusion. In: An Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Consumer Behavior in Melbourne, Australia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21595-8_11
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