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Routledge, Oxon, 2016 Book. New. Soft cover. English text; Paperback; 16 x 23.5 cm; 0.480 Kg; 266 pages with 4 black-and-white illustrations; New book. May show signs of shelf wear.; The Global Lives of Things considers the ways in which 'things', ranging from commodities to works of art and precious materials, participated in the shaping of global connections in the period 1400-1800. By focusing on the material exchange between Asia, Europe, the Americas and Australia, this volume traces the movements of objects through human networks of commerce, colonialism and consumption. It argues that material objects mediated between the forces of global economic exchange and the constantly changing identities of individuals, as they were drawn into global circuits. It proposes a reconceptualization of early modern global history in the light of its material culture by asking the question: what can we learn about the early modern world by studying its objects? This exciting new collection draws…
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The Global Lives of Things: The Material Culture of Connections in the Early Modern World Paperback - 2016
by Gerritsen, Anne and Riello, Giorgio (editors)
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- Title The Global Lives of Things: The Material Culture of Connections in the Early Modern World
- Author Gerritsen, Anne and Riello, Giorgio (editors)
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- Publisher Routledge, Oxon
- Date 2016
- ISBN 9781183776753
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