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Empire of Things
How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
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The epic history of consumption, and the goods that have transformed our lives over the past 600 years.
In this monumental study, acclaimed historian Frank Trentmann unfolds the extraordinary history that has shaped our material world, from late Ming China, Renaissance Italy and the British Empire to the present. Astonishingly wide-ranging and richly detailed, Empire of Things explores how we have come to live with so much more, how this changed the course of history, and the global challenges we face as a result.
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Frank Trentmann's Empire of Things is lauded as a monumental and comprehensive history of consumer culture, beautifully weaving together a global narrative without falling into moralising. The work spans centuries and diverse cultures, offering profound insights into material desires and social norms, positioning itself as a field-defining book in the history of consumption. It is praised for its meticulous research, engaging writing, and its ability to provoke thought and expand perspectives on consumer society.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141028743
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 February 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 617g
Pages: 912
About the Author
Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London, and at the University of Helsinki. He is the author of Empire of Things and Free Trade Nation, and has been awarded the Whitfield Prize, the Austrian Science Book Prize, and the Humboldt Prize for Research, and was a Moore Scholar at Caltech. He grew up in Hamburg and lives in London.
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