Concepts of Value in European Material Culture, 1500-1900 (Hardcover, New Ed)

In contemporary society it would seem self-evident that people allow the market to determine the values of products and services. For everything from a loaf of bread to a work of art to a simple haircut, value is expressed in monetary terms and seen as determined primarily by the 'objective' interplay between supply and demand. Yet this 'price-mechanism' is itself embedded in conventions and frames of reference which differed according to time, place and product type. Moreover, the dominance of the conventions of utility maximising and calculative homo economicus is a relatively new phenomenon, and one which directly correlates to the steady advent of capitalism in early modern Europe. This volume brings together scholars with expertise in a variety of related fields, including economic history, the history of consumption and material culture, art history, and the history of collecting, to explore changing concepts of value from the early modern period to the nineteenth century and present a new view on the advent of modern economic practices. Jointly, they fundamentally challenge traditional historical narratives about the rise of our contemporary market economy and consumer society.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The History of Retailing and Consumption
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Bert de Munck • ies Lyna
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-5196-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-4724-5196-1
Barcode:	9781472451965

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