John Styles
Biographic Data
| ID | 3952989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Styles |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Styles |
| SIGNATURE | STYLES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0826-7546 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An Ungovernable People
The Rise and Fall of the Spinning Jenny
In February 1777, Imbert de St Paul, the French government’s inspector of manufactures at Nimes, witnessed a spinning jenny at work for the first time. An experienced member of the state industrial
An Ocean of Textiles
An Ocean of Textiles John Styles (bio) The Material Atlantic: Clothing, Commerce, and Colonization in the Atlantic World, 1650–1800. By Robert S. DuPlessis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 369 pages. Cloth, ebook. OF all the manufactured goods traded between regions and continents in what European historians call the early modern era, textiles were the most prominent. As the object of the initial, crucial mechanical inventions of the…
Volume 8
The Three Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity
(2005). The Three Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity: England 1550–1850 by David Kuchta. Fashion Theory: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 373-375
Product Innovation in Early Modern London
PRODUCT INNOVATION IN EARLY MODERN LONDON Get access John Styles John Styles Victoria and Albert Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Past & Present, Volume 168, Issue 1, August 2000, Pages 124–169, https://doi.org/10.1093/past/168.1.124 Published: 01 August 2000
Dress in History
(1998). Dress in History: Reflections on a Contested Terrain. Fashion Theory: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 383-392
The Culture of Clothing
A New Gallery at the V & A
A New Gallery at the V & A Get access John Styles John Styles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar History Workshop Journal, Volume 40, Issue 1, AUTUMN 1995, Pages 239–243, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/40.1.239 Published: 01 October 1995
Towards a History of Parliamentary Legislation, 16601800
Design for Large-Scale Production in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Journal Article Design for Large-Scale Production in Eighteenth-Century Britain Get access JOHN STYLES JOHN STYLES Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Art Journal, Volume 11, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 10–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/11.2.10 Published: 01 December 1988
The Emergence of the Polic—explaining Police Reform in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England
Journal Article THE EMERGENCE OF THE POLIC—EXPLAINING POLICE REFORM IN EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND Get access JOHN STYLES JOHN STYLES *School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 1987, Pages 15–22, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047647 Published: 01 January 1987
The Crime Wave
One of the most exciting and influential areas of research in eighteenth-century history over the last fifteen years has been the study of crime and the criminal law. It is the purpose of this essay to map the subject for the interested nonspecialist: to ask why historians have chosen to study it, to explain how they have come to approach it in particular ways, to describe something of what they have found, to evaluate those findings, and to sugg…
An Ungovernable People
Sir John Fielding and the Problem of Criminal Investigation in Eighteenth-Century England
Eighteenth-Century England witnessed an extraordinary transformation in the capacity to disseminate information. Improvements in communications, particularly the turnpike roads and the postal service, together with the multiplication of printing presses and newspapers, underpinned what has been described as an ‘information explosion’. The changes which these developments wrought in the political and commercial life of the nation are increasingly …
Criminal Records
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The Crime Wave
One of the most exciting and influential areas of research in eighteenth-century history over the last fifteen years has been the study of crime and the criminal law. It is the purpose of this essay to map the subject for the interested nonspecialist: to ask why historians have chosen to study it, to explain how they have come to approach it in particular ways, to describe something of what they have found, to evaluate those findings, and to sugg…
Product Innovation in Early Modern London
PRODUCT INNOVATION IN EARLY MODERN LONDON Get access John Styles John Styles Victoria and Albert Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Past & Present, Volume 168, Issue 1, August 2000, Pages 124–169, https://doi.org/10.1093/past/168.1.124 Published: 01 August 2000
Dress in History
(1998). Dress in History: Reflections on a Contested Terrain. Fashion Theory: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 383-392
Design for Large-Scale Production in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Journal Article Design for Large-Scale Production in Eighteenth-Century Britain Get access JOHN STYLES JOHN STYLES Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Art Journal, Volume 11, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 10–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/11.2.10 Published: 01 December 1988
The Emergence of the Polic—explaining Police Reform in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England
Journal Article THE EMERGENCE OF THE POLIC—EXPLAINING POLICE REFORM IN EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND Get access JOHN STYLES JOHN STYLES *School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 1987, Pages 15–22, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047647 Published: 01 January 1987
Criminal Records
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Towards a History of Parliamentary Legislation, 16601800
Sir John Fielding and the Problem of Criminal Investigation in Eighteenth-Century England
Eighteenth-Century England witnessed an extraordinary transformation in the capacity to disseminate information. Improvements in communications, particularly the turnpike roads and the postal service, together with the multiplication of printing presses and newspapers, underpinned what has been described as an ‘information explosion’. The changes which these developments wrought in the political and commercial life of the nation are increasingly …
Criminal Records
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
An Ungovernable People
Sir John Fielding and the Problem of Criminal Investigation in Eighteenth-Century England
Eighteenth-Century England witnessed an extraordinary transformation in the capacity to disseminate information. Improvements in communications, particularly the turnpike roads and the postal service, together with the multiplication of printing presses and newspapers, underpinned what has been described as an ‘information explosion’. The changes which these developments wrought in the political and commercial life of the nation are increasingly …
The Crime Wave
One of the most exciting and influential areas of research in eighteenth-century history over the last fifteen years has been the study of crime and the criminal law. It is the purpose of this essay to map the subject for the interested nonspecialist: to ask why historians have chosen to study it, to explain how they have come to approach it in particular ways, to describe something of what they have found, to evaluate those findings, and to sugg…
The Emergence of the Polic—explaining Police Reform in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England
Journal Article THE EMERGENCE OF THE POLIC—EXPLAINING POLICE REFORM IN EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND Get access JOHN STYLES JOHN STYLES *School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 1987, Pages 15–22, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047647 Published: 01 January 1987
Design for Large-Scale Production in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Journal Article Design for Large-Scale Production in Eighteenth-Century Britain Get access JOHN STYLES JOHN STYLES Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Art Journal, Volume 11, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 10–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/11.2.10 Published: 01 December 1988
Towards a History of Parliamentary Legislation, 16601800
A New Gallery at the V & A
A New Gallery at the V & A Get access John Styles John Styles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar History Workshop Journal, Volume 40, Issue 1, AUTUMN 1995, Pages 239–243, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/40.1.239 Published: 01 October 1995
The Culture of Clothing
Dress in History
(1998). Dress in History: Reflections on a Contested Terrain. Fashion Theory: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 383-392
Product Innovation in Early Modern London
PRODUCT INNOVATION IN EARLY MODERN LONDON Get access John Styles John Styles Victoria and Albert Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Past & Present, Volume 168, Issue 1, August 2000, Pages 124–169, https://doi.org/10.1093/past/168.1.124 Published: 01 August 2000
The Three Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity
(2005). The Three Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity: England 1550–1850 by David Kuchta. Fashion Theory: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 373-375
Volume 8
An Ocean of Textiles
An Ocean of Textiles John Styles (bio) The Material Atlantic: Clothing, Commerce, and Colonization in the Atlantic World, 1650–1800. By Robert S. DuPlessis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 369 pages. Cloth, ebook. OF all the manufactured goods traded between regions and continents in what European historians call the early modern era, textiles were the most prominent. As the object of the initial, crucial mechanical inventions of the…
The Rise and Fall of the Spinning Jenny
In February 1777, Imbert de St Paul, the French government’s inspector of manufactures at Nimes, witnessed a spinning jenny at work for the first time. An experienced member of the state industrial
An Ungovernable People
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