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

By (author) Frank Trentmann

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Price: R 369.95

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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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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 3 to 6 weeks
Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd
Published date | 2 Feb 2017
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 912
Dimensions | 196 x 129 x 40mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 626g
ISBN | 978-0-1410-2874-3
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BISAC | history / social history

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