Empire of Things by Frank Trentmann

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Empire of Things by Frank Trentmann

$26.13
ISBN:
9780141028743
Author:
Frank Trentmann
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date:
2017
Format:
Paperback

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, an…

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Empire of Things by Frank Trentmann

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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.

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