from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First

In this monumental study, acclaimed historian Frank Trentmann unfolds the extraordinary history that has shaped our material world, from late Ming China, Renaissance Italy and the British Empire to the present. Astonishingly wide-ranging and richly detailed, Empire of Things explores how we have come to live with so much more, how this changed the course of history, and the global challenges we face as a result.

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 912 pages
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.95 x 4.06 x 19.81 cm

Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers

Yayınevi: Penguin Books Ltd

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from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First