A history of global consumption : 1500-1800 / Ina Baghdiantz McCabe.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

x, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1. Collecting the World. 2. American Gold: Sugar, Tobacco and Chocolate. 3. Consuming the New World: Settlements and Transformation. 4. Domesticating the Exotic. 5. Treasures from the East: Tulips and the Fashion for Asia's Luxury Goods. 6. Consumption as a Global Phenomenon: Colonial Dreams and Financial Bubbles in Europe, China's Consumer Culture. 7. Resisting Exotic Luxuries: Simplicity and Boycotts in the Age of Revolutions.

"Examines the history of consumption throughout the early modern period. Takes a chronological and global view to the discussion of evolving consumer practice and culture between 1500 and 1800"-- Provided by publisher.

English

October 22, 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Collecting the World. 2. American Gold: Sugar, Tobacco and Chocolate. 3. Consuming the New World: Settlements and Transformation. 4. Domesticating the Exotic. 5. Treasures from the East: Tulips and the Fashion for Asia's Luxury Goods. 6. Consumption as a Global Phenomenon: Colonial Dreams and Financial Bubbles in Europe, China's Consumer Culture. 7. Resisting Exotic Luxuries: Simplicity and Boycotts in the Age of Revolutions.

Consumption (Economics) > History.