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Empire of Things
Frank Trentmann
其他書名
How We Became a World of Consumers, from the 15th Century to the 21st
出版
Penguin UK
, 2017-06-27
主題
History / Social History
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
ISBN
0141028742
9780141028743
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FXSMEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
'Magnificent ... groundbreaking ... a triumph' Peter Frankopan, author of
The Silk Roads
'A masterpiece, a delight to read ... a rare and beautiful thing' Gerard DeGroot,
The Times
What we consume has become the defining feature of our lives: our economies live or die by spending, we are treated more as consumers than workers, and even public services are presented to us as products in a supermarket. 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.
'I read
Empire Of Things
with unflagging fascination ... elegant, adventurous and colourful ... gleefully provocative' John Preston,
Daily Mail
'Such a pleasure to read ... From Victorian department stores to modernist kitchens, his book revels in the things that most historians tend to overlook' Dominic Sandbrook,
Sunday Times
