Luxury : a rich history / / Peter McNeil & Giorgio Riello

• Autore: McNeil Peter <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4609
• Soggetto topico: Luxury - History; Luxury goods industry - History; Cost and standard of living - History; Wealth - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): RielloGiorgio
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Luxury
• ISBN: 0-19-164027-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465722203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II