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Superfluous Things - Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R620
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Superfluous Things - Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China (Paperback, New edition): Craig Clunas

Superfluous Things - Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China (Paperback, New edition)

Craig Clunas

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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.

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Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2004
Authors: Craig Clunas
Dimensions: 231 x 292 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 219
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-2820-2
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
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LSN: 0-8248-2820-8
Barcode: 9780824828202

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