TY - BOOK AU - Naylor,R.T. TI - Crass struggle: glitz, greed, and gluttony in a wanna-have world SN - 9780773586529 AV - HB835 .C737 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Montréal [Que. PB - McGill-Queen's University Press KW - Wealth KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Rich people KW - Conduct of life KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Preamble: Bacchanalian adventures with the ultra-rich --; The gold-diggers: precious metal, poisoned chalice --; Vulgari: flawed beauty in the gemstones business --; Icecapades: the diamond's darker facets --; Sketchy business: on art connoisseurs and con artists --; The chiselers: from tomb-raider to curator --; The numismaniacs: when big modern money chases little old coins --; The winophiliacs: uncorking the secrets of the wine trade --; Puff artists: behind the smokescreen of high-end cigars --; Afishionados: on fishy business in the fishing business --; Jailbirds: if parrots could really talk ... --; The hunter-gatherer society: from law of the jungle to maw of the market --; Goring the tusk trade: mammoth task, toothless law? --; Coda: from class struggle to crass struggle; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=499964&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -