02752nam 2200625 a 450 991045291820332120200520144314.00-7735-8652-0(CKB)2550000000104752(EBL)3332438(SSID)ssj0000717140(PQKBManifestationID)11411369(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000717140(PQKBWorkID)10740158(PQKB)10113524(CEL)444074(OCoLC)806255306(CaBNVSL)slc00230013(MiAaPQ)EBC3332438(Au-PeEL)EBL3332438(CaPaEBR)ebr10578025(OCoLC)923237605(EXLCZ)99255000000010475220110629d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrass struggle[electronic resource] greed, glitz, and gluttony in a wanna-have world /R.T. NaylorMontreal ;Ithaca [N.Y.] McGill-Queen's University Press20111 online resource (494 p.)0-7735-3771-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preamble: Bacchanalian adventures with the ultra-rich -- The gold-diggers: precious metal, poisoned chalice -- Vulgari: flawed beauty in the gemstones business -- Icecapades: the diamond's darker facets -- Sketchy business: on art connoisseurs and con artists -- The chiselers: from tomb-raider to curator -- The numismaniacs: when big modern money chases little old coins -- The winophiliacs: uncorking the secrets of the wine trade -- Puff artists: behind the smokescreen of high-end cigars -- Afishionados: on fishy business in the fishing business -- Jailbirds: if parrots could really talk ... -- The hunter-gatherer society: from law of the jungle to maw of the market -- Goring the tusk trade: mammoth task, toothless law? -- Coda: from class struggle to crass struggle.WealthMoral and ethical aspectsWealthSocial aspectsRich peopleConduct of lifeConsumption (Economics)Moral and ethical aspectsConsumption (Economics)Social aspectsElectronic books.WealthMoral and ethical aspects.WealthSocial aspects.Rich peopleConduct of life.Consumption (Economics)Moral and ethical aspects.Consumption (Economics)Social aspects.178Naylor R. T.1945-122124MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452918203321Crass struggle2005420UNINA