TY - BOOK AU - Adams,William Howard TI - On luxury: a cautionary tale, a short history of the perils of excess from ancient times to the beginning of the modern era SN - 9781612344188 AV - BJ1535 .O558 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Potomac Books KW - Luxury KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - History KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=497233&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -