On luxury: a cautionary tale, a short history of the perils of excess from ancient times to the beginning of the modern era
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Beteilige Person: Adams, William Howard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. Potomac Books c2012
Ausgabe:1st ed
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Word of warning -- The Greeks: less is more -- Rome: the road to ruin -- Fear and loathing: luxury and Christian salvation -- Unintended consequences: indulgence and the Reformation -- Plain living and high thinking: piety and prosperity in the American colonies -- Age of anxiety: luxury and the eighteenth century
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ISBN:1612344178
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