ISBN:
9789004349384
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9789004353459
Language:
English
Pages:
XVIII, 573 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Rulers & Elites Volume 13
Series Statement:
Rulers & Elites
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Living the good life
DDC:
950
Keywords:
Consumers History 18th century
;
Consumers History 18th century
;
Consumption (Economics) History 18th century
;
Consumption (Economics) History 18th century
;
Consumers
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Consumers
;
Consumption (Economics)
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Consumption (Economics)
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China
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Turkey
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China History Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
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Turkey History Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
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China
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Osmanisches Reich
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Verbrauch
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Geschichte 1700-1800
Abstract:
Eighteenth-century consumers of the Qing and Ottoman empires had access to an increasingly diverse array of goods, from home furnishings to fashionable clothes and new foodstuffs. While this tendency was of shorter duration and intensity in the Ottoman world, some urbanites of the sultans' realm did enjoy silks, coffee, and Chinese porcelain. By contrast, a vibrant consumer culture flourished in Qing China, where many consumers flaunted their fur coats and indulged in gourmet dining. 'Living the Good Life', edited by Elif Akcetin and Suraiya Faroqhi explores how goods furthered the expansion of social networks, alliance-building between rulers and regional elites, and the expression of elite, urban, and gender identities. The scholarship in the present volume highlights the recently emerging "material turn" in Qing and Ottoman historiographies and provides a framework for future research
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 507-562
