Empire of Things How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141028743
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 339.47
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xviii, 862 , 24 unnumbered of plates
Weight: 634g
Height: 198mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 41mm