Buch, Englisch, 219 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 348 g
Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China
Buch, Englisch, 219 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 348 g
ISBN: 978-0-8248-2820-2
Verlag: University of Hawaii Press
This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes ""superfluous things"" - the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and other objects owned by the elites of Ming China - and describes contemporary attitudes to them. He informs his discussions with reference to both socio-cultural theory and current debates on eighteenth-century England concerning luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the growth of the consumer society.