{"product_id":"9783422804258","title":"Luxus : Die Lust am Uberfluss - Sabine Becker","description":"Once a privilege of the aristocracy, from the 18th century to the end of the Weimar Republic luxury developed into a bourgeois status symbol - a cornerstone of modern consumer society. This publication examines the ambivalence of the concept of luxury, from moral criticism to its key role as a driver of capitalist dynamics. Although industrialisation made luxury goods more widely available, new social inequalities were also created. Based on key topics - from colonial cuisine and architecture to fashion and design, as well as to increasing mobility and leisure - this volume unfolds a genealogy of abundance on the threshold of modernity. Against the backdrop of current debates on inflation, resource scarcity and social division, a critical perspective emerges on luxury and wealth today. Interdisciplinary contributions on the history of consumerism and luxuryFocus on German- and French-speaking countriesBaden-Baden as a European showcase for luxurious lifestyles","brand":"Sabine Becker","offers":[{"title":"184 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 50 Illustrations \/ 19\/10\/2026 \/ Modern period, c 1500 onwards","offer_id":57481454813559,"sku":"9783422804258","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9783422804258.jpg?v=1790068353","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9783422804258","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}