Superfluous Things
Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China
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Word Count
54,750 words, Guess
Page Count
219 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8161853M
- ISBN-139780824828202
- ISBN-100824828208
- OCLC Control Number54073720
- Library of Congress Control Number2004001199
and 2 more
- LibraryThing384866
- Goodreads2059187
Classifications
- LCCHN740.Z9S6233 2004
- DDC305.5/0951
- LCCHN740.Z9 S6233 1991
Description
"This 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 toward them. He informs his discussions with references to both socio-cultural theory and current debates on eighteenth-century England concerning luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the growth of the consumer society."--Jacket.
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