On Luxury : A Cautionary Tale: A Short History of the Perils of Excess from Ancient Times to the Beginning of the Modern Era /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, William Howard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Luxury > Moral and ethical aspects.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Happiness.
Luxe > Aspect moral > Histoire.
Luxury > Moral and ethical aspects > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Word of warning
  • The Greeks: less is more
  • Rome: the road to ruin
  • Fear and loathing: luxury and Christian salvation
  • Unintended consequences: indulgence and the Reformation
  • Plain living and high thinking: piety and prosperity in the American colonies
  • Age of anxiety: luxury and the eighteenth century.

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