{"product_id":"luxury-a-rich-history-hardcover","title":"Luxury: A Rich History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter McNeil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGiorgio Riello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in a world obsessed by luxury. Long-distance airlines compete to offer first-class sleeping experiences and hotels recommend exclusive suites where you are never disturbed. Luxury is a rapidly changing global industry that makes the headlines daily in our newspapers and on the internet. More than ever, luxury is a pervasive presence in the cultural and economic life of the West - and increasingly too in the emerging super-economies of Asia and Latin America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet luxury is hardly a new phenomenon. Today's obsession with luxury brands and services is just one of the many manifestations that luxury has assumed. In the middle ages and the Renaissance, for example, luxury was linked to notions of magnificence and courtly splendour. In the eighteenth century luxury was at the center of philosophical debates over its role in shaping people's desires and oiling the wheels of commerce. And it continues to morph today, with the growth of the global super-rich and increasing wealth polarization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom palaces to penthouses, from couture fashion to lavish jewellery, from handbags to red wine, from fast cars to easy money, Peter McNeil and Giorgio Riello present the first ever global history of luxury, from the Romans to the twenty-first century: a sparkling and ever-changing story of extravagance, excess, novelty, and indulgence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter McNeil \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Design History at the University of Technology Sydney and Professor of Fashion Studies at Stockholm University. Trained as an art and design historian, he works mainly on eighteenth-century western Europe and on twentieth century Anglo-American topics ranging from fashion to the politics of the domestic interior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiorgio Riello\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author and editor of several books on the history of fashion, dress, and textiles including the best-selling edited collection \u003cem\u003eShoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers\u003c\/em\u003e (in collaboration with Peter McNeil) and \u003cem\u003eCotton: The Fabric that Made the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). He is currently Professor of Global History and Culture at the University of Warwick.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637548708147,"sku":"9780199663248","price":57.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/EwMQDDD8eg9780199663248.webp?v=1762293168","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/luxury-a-rich-history-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}