Luxury in the Eighteenth Century: Debates, Desires and Delectable Goods

by Maxine Berg (Editor), E. Eger (Editor)

'Luxury in the 18th Century' explores the political, economic, moral and intellectual effects of the production and consumption of luxury goods, and provides a broadly-based account from a variety of perspectives, addressing key themes of economic debate, material culture, the principles of art and taste, luxury as 'female vice' and the exotic.

Genres: Nonfiction

292 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Professor of History at the University of Warwick, where she has taught since 1998. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society.