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In this far-ranging and innovative study Christopher Berry explores the meanings and ramifications of the idea of luxury. Insights from political theory, philosophy and intellectual history are utilised in a sophisticated conceptual analysis that is complemented by a series of specific historical investigations. Dr Berry suggests that the value attached to luxury is a crucial component in any society's self-understanding, and shows how luxury has changed from being essentially a negative term, threatening social virtue, to a guileless ploy supporting consumption. His analytic focus upon the interplay between the notions of need and desire suggests that luxuries fall into four categories - sustenance, shelter, clothing and leisure - and these are exemplified in sources as diverse as classical philosophy and contemporary advertising.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Cultural studies

• Pełny tytuł: Idea of Luxury
• Podtytuł: A Conceptual and Historical Investigation
• Autor: Christopher J. Berry
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 292
• EAN: 9780521466912
• ISBN: 0521466911
• ID: 02032032
• Wydawca: Cambridge University Press
• Waga: 448 g
• Wymiary: 229 × 153 × 16 mm
• Data wydania: 16. June 1994

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