false 2059187 1 This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes "superfluous things"--the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and other objects owned by the elites of Ming China--and describes contemporary attitudes to them. He informs his discussions with reference to both socio-cultural theory and current debates on eighteenth-century England concerning luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the growth of the consumer society. 2064370 5 2004 Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China total:4|5:1|4:1|3:2| 4 15 6 0 2059187 0824828208 9780824828202 4 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2059187.Superfluous_Things_Material_Culture_and_Social_Status_in_Early_Modern_China 0 0 false Thu Sep 10 00:14:11 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 00:14:11 -0700 2009 2059187 0824828208 9780824828202 4 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2059187.Superfluous_Things_Material_Culture_and_Social_Status_in_Early_Modern_China 4 0 false Tue Jul 07 16:28:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 16:28:40 -0700 2009 2059187 0824828208 9780824828202 4 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2059187.Superfluous_Things_Material_Culture_and_Social_Status_in_Early_Modern_China 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Mar 19 09:57:46 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 09:58:04 -0700 2009 2059187 0824828208 9780824828202 4 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2059187.Superfluous_Things_Material_Culture_and_Social_Status_in_Early_Modern_China 0 0 false Sat Jul 26 08:24:01 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 23 08:16:22 -0700 2009 2059187 0824828208 9780824828202 4 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2059187.Superfluous_Things_Material_Culture_and_Social_Status_in_Early_Modern_China 3 0 false Tue Jun 17 14:24:13 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 14:24:13 -0700 2008 2059187 0824828208 9780824828202 4 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2059187.Superfluous_Things_Material_Culture_and_Social_Status_in_Early_Modern_China 5 0 false Fri Oct 19 06:19:43 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 06:19:43 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2059187