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Autore |
McNeil Peter <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Luxury : a rich history / / Peter McNeil & Giorgio Riello |
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Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Luxury - History |
Luxury goods industry - History |
Cost and standard of living - History |
Wealth - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Half Title Page ; PRAISE FOR LUXURY: A RICH HISTORY ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedication ; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; CONTENTS ; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ; Introduction. Luxury: A Rich History and a History of Riches ; 1. Luxury, Antiquity, and the Allure of the Antique ; 2. Luxury, the Church, and the Court in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance |
3. Luxury and the Exotic: The Appeal of the Orient 4. Housing Luxury: From the Hôtel Particulier to the Manhattan Cooperatives ; 5. Luxury and Decadence at the Turn of the Twentieth Century ; 6. Between False Poverty and Old Opulence: Luxury Society in the Twentieth Century |
7. Everything that Money Can Buy? Understanding Contemporary Luxury 8. Luxury Capitalism: The Magic World of the Luxury Brands ; Conclusion. Luxury: Towards a Richer History ; Notes ; Select Bibliography ; Picture Credits ; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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