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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 / William Howard Adams.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, (c)2012.Edition: first editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781612344188
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BJ1535 .O558 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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