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On Luxury A Cautionary Tale: A Short History of the Perils of Excess from Ancient Times to the Beginning of the Modern Era / William Howard Adams.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Adams, William Howard.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Luxury--Moral and ethical aspects--History.
Luxury.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (229 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Manufacture:
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
""The little extras""
Contents:
Word of warning
The Greeks : less is more
Rome : the road to ruin
Fear and loathing : luxury and Christian salvation
Unintended consequences : indulgence and the Reformation
Plain living and high thinking : piety and prosperity in the American colonies
Age of anxiety : luxury and the eighteenth century.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-61234-418-6
OCLC:
818818805

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