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On luxury : a cautionary tale : a short history of the perils of excess from ancient times to the beginning of the modern era /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, William Howard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Luxury > Moral and ethical aspects > History.
Luxury > Moral and ethical aspects.
Luxus.
Moral.
Luxusgut.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Word of warning
  • The Greeks : less is more
  • Rome : the road to ruin
  • Fear and loathing : luxury and Christian salvation
  • Unintended consequences : indulgence and the Reformation
  • Plain living and high thinking : piety and prosperity in the American colonies
  • Age of anxiety : luxury and the eighteenth century.