Luxury in global perspective : objects and practices, 1600-2000 /

Luxury in global perspective : objects and practices, 1600-2000 /

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Imprint:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016. ©2016
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in comparative world history Studies in comparative world history.
Subject:	Luxury -- History. Wealth -- History. Economic history. Economic history. Luxury. Wealth. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13540331

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Other authors / contributors:	Grewe, Bernd-Stefan, editor. Hofmeester, Karin, 1964- editor.
ISBN:	9781316579763 131657976X 9781316257913 1316257916 9781316579084 1316579085 9781107108325 1107108322
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Global history is predicated on connections and exchange: how connections between far-flung people, places, and objects are forged through a variety of exchanges. As world history has matured as a field, its practitioners have found the movement of commodities between peoples, places, and time a fruitful vehicle for research and teaching. Studies of 'bulk' items like salt, spices, coffee, and other globally-traded commodities abound, but few scholars have examined the role of luxury goods from a global perspective. This anthology charts the many different contexts in which luxury objects have been used across the globe, ranging from the social practices linked to these objects to their production, exchange, and consumption, as well as how these practices varied over time and space and how different societies attributed diverse meanings to the same objects. Using luxury goods as a conduit, Luxury in Global Perspective enriches our understanding of global history"--
Other form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Luxury in global perspective. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107108325
Standard no.:	40026704517

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Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781316579763 131657976X 9781316257913 1316257916 9781316579084 1316579085 9781107108325 1107108322