Luxury in the Eighteenth Century: Debates, Desires and Delectable Goods

Berg, M.; Eger, E.

'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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002-02-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333963821

DOI: 10.1057/9780230508279

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 280