Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-FirstThe epic history of consumption, and the goods that have transformed our lives over the past 600 years |
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User Review - Paul_S - LibraryThingUnstructured litany of interesting transformations in consumerism. Keeps jumping around geographically and chronologically like a time-travelling jittery bunny with ADHD on speed. Read full review
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User Review - mcdenis - LibraryThingThis is a monumental work that describes what we value and accumulate as “stuff”from the 15th Century to the 21st Century with statistics, charts and copious footnotes. Trentmann debunks many of the ... Read full review
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Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth ... Frank Trentmann No preview available - 2016 |
Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth ... Frank Trentmann No preview available - 2017 |