03289nam 2200601 450 991046572220332120210803154237.00-19-164027-1(CKB)3710000000737962(EBL)4545432(MiAaPQ)EBC4545432(PPN)238276260(Au-PeEL)EBL4545432(CaPaEBR)ebr11237362(OCoLC)953456210(EXLCZ)99371000000073796220160810h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLuxury a rich history /Peter McNeil & Giorgio RielloOxford, England :Oxford University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (369 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-164028-X 0-19-966324-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Renaissance3. 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 Century7. 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 ; IndexThe first ever global history of luxury, from Roman villas to Russian oligarchs: a sparkling story of novelty, excess, extravagance, and indulgence through the centuriesLuxuryHistoryLuxury goods industryHistoryCost and standard of livingHistoryWealthHistoryElectronic books.LuxuryHistory.Luxury goods industryHistory.Cost and standard of livingHistory.WealthHistory.306.4609McNeil Peter1966-313380Riello GiorgioMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465722203321Luxury2037094UNINA