Luxury in the Eighteenth Century
Author | : M. Berg |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2016-01-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230508279 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230508278 |
Rating | : 4/5 (278 Downloads) |
Download or read book Luxury in the Eighteenth Century written by M. Berg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Luxury in the 18th Century' explores the political, economic, moral and intellectual effects of the production and consumption of luxury goods, and provides a broadly-based account from a variety of perspectives, addressing key themes of economic debate, material culture, the principles of art and taste, luxury as 'female vice' and the exotic.