Gusto for things a history of objects in seventeenth-century Rome
We live in a material world - our homes are filled with things, from electronics to curios and hand-me-downs, that disclose as much about us and our aspirations as they do about current trends. But we are not the first: the early modern period was a time of expanding consumption, when objects began...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press
2013.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b47394626*spi |
Sumario: | We live in a material world - our homes are filled with things, from electronics to curios and hand-me-downs, that disclose as much about us and our aspirations as they do about current trends. But we are not the first: the early modern period was a time of expanding consumption, when objects began to play an important role in defirming gender as well as social status. This work reconstructs the material lives of 17-century Romans, exploring new ways of thinking about the meaning of things as a historical phenomenon. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
ISBN: | 9780226008387 9781299532984 |