{"product_id":"superfluous-things-craig-clunas-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824828208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824828202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Craig Clunas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988299317503,"sku":"9780824828202","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bcc2865b-5ed7-4e03-ac0f-ee36117c7227.jpg?v=1683293752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/superfluous-things-craig-clunas-9780824828202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}