{"product_id":"superfluous-things-material-culture-and-social-status-in-early-modern-china-9780824828202","title":"Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Clunas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.22w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824828202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClunas, Craig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Craig Clunas is Percival David Chair of Chinese Art at SOAS, London, and the author of Superfluous Things, Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China, Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China, and Art in China.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Hawaii Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44413256335475,"sku":"9780824828202","price":37.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4e479b7e-6a8a-4175-a078-cede88dbd8da.jpg?v=1772109735","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/superfluous-things-material-culture-and-social-status-in-early-modern-china-9780824828202","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}