Luxury : a rich history /
The first ever global history of luxury, from Roman villas to Russian oligarchs: a sparkling story of novelty, excess, extravagance, and indulgence through the centuries.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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Edición: | First edition. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Luxury: A Rich History and a History of Riches
- Luxury, Antiquity, and the Allure of the Antique
- Luxury, the Church, and the Court in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Luxury and the Exotic: The Appeal of the Orient
- Housing Luxury: From the Hôtel Particulier to the Manhattan Cooperatives
- Luxury and Decadence at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
- Between False Poverty and Old Opulence: Luxury Society in the Twentieth Century
- Everything That Money Can Buy? Understanding Contemporary Luxury
- Luxury Capitalism: The Magic World of the Luxury Brands
- Conclusion: Luxury: Towards a Richer History.