History of Everyday Things (Consumption from the Birth of Traditional Society (17th-19th Centuries))

Author: (French) Lo Shu, translated by Wu Nai
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: What seems ordinary today was not always the case. Our ancestors could hardly imagine everything people take for granted now. Since the 17th century, the trend of change began to emerge. Urbanization, wealth, commerce, trade, innovation, and inventions started to shake the relationship between people and objects, and also transformed people themselves—even though basic needs remained unchanged. Housing and furniture, heating and lighting, clothing and food—modern material life and the consumer society were gradually taking shape on the historical horizon. This book belongs to our press's "Marginal Culture History" series. It is a French-published copyright import. With rich materials and a unique perspective, it studies the changes in production and consumption, daily lifestyles, and cultural attitudes in French society from the 17th to the 19th centuries.