Empire Of Things

Author : Frank Trentmann
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0141028742
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire of Things written by Frank Trentmann and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Magnificent ... groundbreaking ... a triumph' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'A masterpiece, a delight to read ... a rare and beautiful thing' Gerard DeGroot, The Times What we consume has become the defining feature of our lives: our economies live or die by spending, we are treated more as consumers than workers, and even public services are presented to us as products in a supermarket. In this monumental study, acclaimed historian Frank Trentmann unfolds the extraordinary history that has shaped our material world, from late Ming China, Renaissance Italy and the British empire to the present. Astonishingly wide-ranging and richly detailed, Empire of Things explores how we have come to live with so much more, how this changed the course of history, and the global challenges we face as a result. 'I read Empire Of Things with unflagging fascination ... elegant, adventurous and colourful ... gleefully provocative' John Preston, Daily Mail 'Such a pleasure to read ... From Victorian department stores to modernist kitchens, his book revels in the things that most historians tend to overlook' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

Author : Fred R. Myers
Publisher : School for Advanced Research on the
ISBN 13 : 9781930618060
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Empire of Things written by Fred R. Myers and published by School for Advanced Research on the. This book was released on 2001 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616143398
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire in Black and Gold written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city states of the Lowlands have lived in peace for decades, bastions of civilization, prosperity and sophistication, protected by treaties, trade and a belief in the reasonable nature of their neighbors. But meanwhile, in far-off corners, the Wasp Empire has been devouring city after city with its highly trained armies, its machines, it killing Art . . . And now its hunger for conquest and war has become insatiable. Only the aging Stenwold Maker, spymaster, artificer and statesman, can see that the long days of peace are over. It falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of his people, before a black-and-gold tide sweeps down over the Lowlands and burns away everything in its path. But first he must stop himself from becoming the Empire's latest victim.

Author : Frank Trentmann
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062456334
Total Pages : 893 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire of Things written by Frank Trentmann and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 893 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What we consume has become a central—perhaps the central—feature of modern life. Our economies live or die by spending, we increasingly define ourselves by our possessions, and this ever-richer lifestyle has had an extraordinary impact on our planet. How have we come to live with so much stuff, and how has this changed the course of history? In Empire of Things, Frank Trentmann unfolds the extraordinary story of our modern material world, from Renaissance Italy and late Ming China to today’s global economy. While consumption is often portrayed as a recent American export, this monumental and richly detailed account shows that it is in fact a truly international phenomenon with a much longer and more diverse history. Trentmann traces the influence of trade and empire on tastes, as formerly exotic goods like coffee, tobacco, Indian cotton and Chinese porcelain conquered the world, and explores the growing demand for home furnishings, fashionable clothes and convenience that transformed private and public life. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries brought department stores, credit cards and advertising, but also the rise of the ethical shopper, new generational identities and, eventually, the resurgence of the Asian consumer. With an eye to the present and future, Frank Trentmann provides a long view on the global challenges of our relentless pursuit of more—from waste and debt to stress and inequality. A masterpiece of research and storytelling many years in the making, Empire of Things recounts the epic history of the goods that have seduced, enriched and unsettled our lives over the past six hundred years.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United Empire written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Narayan Changder
Publisher : CHANGDER OUTLINE
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book INCA EMPIRE written by Narayan Changder and published by CHANGDER OUTLINE. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a captivating journey through the heights of Andean history with our MCQ guide - "Inca Empire Unveiled: MCQ Expedition through Andean Majesty." Tailored for history enthusiasts, students, and exam aspirants, this comprehensive resource offers a curated collection of multiple-choice questions that unveil the grandeur of the Inca Empire. Explore the architectural wonders of Machu Picchu, the organizational brilliance, and the cultural richness that defined this ancient civilization. Delve into the societal structures, religious practices, and the enduring legacy of the Incas. Perfect your understanding of the Inca Empire and prepare confidently for exams. Elevate your historical acumen and immerse yourself in the majesty of Andean history with "Inca Empire Unveiled: MCQ Expedition through Andean Majesty." Uncover the secrets of the Incas with precision and depth.

Author : G.K. Chesterton
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Autobiography written by G.K. Chesterton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography by G. K. Chesterton is a remarkable book about one of the most inspiring writers of the 20th century. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Of his writing style, Time observed: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."

Author : E. M. Foner
Publisher : Foner Books
ISBN 13 : 194869168X
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire Night on Union Station written by E. M. Foner and published by Foner Books. This book was released on 2020-07-05 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can humanity establish its own galactic empire? The population of the Conference of Sovereign Human Communities hits a billion, triggering a previously unnoticed clause in the Tunnel Network Treaty. Has the time finally arrived for the Stryx to remove Earth’s training wheels and let humanity to stand on its own? The EarthCent ambassador gets a crash course in investing from the alien ambassadors but she’s having trouble remembering little things. Dorothy has a new idea to revolutionize the fashion industry while Samuel’s career hits a wall.

Author : Karen Laura Thornber
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684170516
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire of Texts in Motion written by Karen Laura Thornber and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the turn of the twentieth century, Japan’s military and economic successes made it the dominant power in East Asia, drawing hundreds of thousands of Chinese, Korean, and Taiwanese students to the metropole and sending thousands of Japanese to other parts of East Asia. The constant movement of peoples, ideas, and texts in the Japanese empire created numerous literary contact nebulae, fluid spaces of diminished hierarchies where writers grapple with and transculturate one another’s creative output. Drawing extensively on vernacular sources in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, this book analyzes the most active of these contact nebulae: semicolonial Chinese, occupied Manchurian, and colonial Korean and Taiwanese transculturations of Japanese literature. It explores how colonial and semicolonial writers discussed, adapted, translated, and recast thousands of Japanese creative works, both affirming and challenging Japan’s cultural authority. Such efforts not only blurred distinctions among resistance, acquiescence, and collaboration but also shattered cultural and national barriers central to the discourse of empire. In this context, twentieth-century East Asian literatures can no longer be understood in isolation from one another, linked only by their encounters with the West, but instead must be seen in constant interaction throughout the Japanese empire and beyond.

Author : George Crabb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Synonyms Explained written by George Crabb and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: