Living the good life : consumption in the Qing and Ottoman empires of the eighteenth century / edited by Elif Akçetin, Suraiya Faroqhi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Akçetin, Elif, editor.

Faroqhi, Suraiya, 1941- editor.

Series:

Rulers & elites ; v. 13.

Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance ; volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumers--China--History--18th century.

Consumers.

Consumers--Turkey--History--18th century.

Consumption (Economics)--China--History--18th century.

Consumption (Economics).

Consumption (Economics)--Turkey--History--18th century.

History.

China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

China.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Qing Dynasty (China).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 573 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

Eighteenth-century consumers of the Qing and Ottoman empires had access to an increasingly diverse array of goods, from home furnishings to fashionable clothes and new foodstuffs. While this tendency was of shorter duration and intensity in the Ottoman world, some urbanites of the sultans' realm did enjoy silks, coffee, and Chinese porcelain. By contrast, a vibrant consumer culture flourished in Qing China, where many consumers flaunted their fur coats and indulged in gourmet dining. 'Living the Good Life', edited by Elif Akcetin and Suraiya Faroqhi explores how goods furthered the expansion of social networks, alliance-building between rulers and regional elites, and the expression of elite, urban, and gender identities. The scholarship in the present volume highlights the recently emerging "material turn" in Qing and Ottoman historiographies and provides a framework for future research.

Contents:

1 Setting the Stage / Elif Akçetin Akçetin, Elif, Suraiya Faroqhi Faroqhi, Suraiya 38

Part 1 Dead Grandees and Their Inventories

2 Elite Objects and Private Collections in Eighteenth-Century China: A Study of Chen Huizu's Confiscated Goods / Yun Yan Yan, Yun 61

3 Ali Pasa and His Stuff: An Ottoman Household in Istanbul and Van / Amanda Phillips Phillips, Amanda 90

4 Cutting a Fine Figure among Pots and Pans: Aghas of the Sultan's Harem in the Eighteenth Century / Yildiz Yilmaz Yilmaz, Yildiz 113

5 Challenging the Paradigm of the Tulip Age: The Consumer Behavior of Nevsehirli Damad Ibrahim Pasa and His Household / Selim Karahasanoglu Karahasanoglu, Selim 134

Part 2 Urban Life: Generating a Self-Image through Textiles, Pictures, and Buildings

6 Furnishing the Home in Qing Yangzhou: A Case for Rethinking "Consumer Constraint" / Antonia Finnane Finnane, Antonia 163

7 A Preliminary Study of Local Consumption in the Qianlong Reign (1736-1796): The Case of Ba County in Sichuan Province / Wu Jen-shu Jen-shu, Wu, Wang Dagang Dagang, Wang 187

8 Women, Wealth and Textiles in 1730s Bursa / Suraiya Faroqhi Faroqhi, Suraiya 213

9 Consuming Luxurious and Exotic Goods in Damascus around 1700 / Colette Establet Establet, Colette 236

Part 3 Food Culture

10 From Artichoke to Corn: New Fruits and Vegetables in the Istanbul Market (Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries) / Arif Bilgin Bilgin, Arif 259

11 Food and China's World of Goods in the Long Eighteenth Century / Joanna Waley-Cohen Waley-Cohen, Joanna 283

12 Of Feasts and Feudatories: The Politics of Commensal Consumption at the Early Kangxi Court / Michael G. Chang Chang, Michael G. 307

Part 4 Materials: Precious and Modest, Luxuries and Necessities

13 Brass Consumption in the Qing Empire / Lai Hui-min Hui-min, Lai, Su Te-Cheng Te-Cheng, Su 333

14 Consumption as Knowledge: Pawnbrokers in Qing China Appraise Furs / Elif Akçetin Akçetin, Elif 357

15 Consuming and Possessing Things on Paper: Examples from Late Imperial China's Natural Studies / Martina Siebert Siebert, Martina 384

16 Diamonds Are a Vizier's Best Friends or: Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa's Jewelry Assets / Hedda Reindl-Kiel Reindl-Kiel, Hedda 409

17 Of Bricks and Tiles: The History of a Local Industry in the Area of Mürefte (Thrace) / Edhem Eldem Eldem, Edhem 433.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Living the good life

ISBN:

9789004349384

9004349383

OCLC:

992434110