| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 573 pages) |
| Series |
Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance, 2211-4610 ; volume 13 |
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Rulers & elites ; v. 13. 2211-4610
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| Contents |
Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on Editors and Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Setting the Stage -- Part 1 Dead Grandees and Their Inventories -- Chapter 2 Elite Objects and Private Collections in Eighteenth-Century China: A Study of Chen Huizuâ#x80;#x99;s Confiscated Goods -- Chapter 3 Ali PaÅ#x9F;a and His Stuff: An Ottoman Household in Istanbul and Van -- Chapter 4 Cutting a Fine Figure among Pots and Pans: Aghas of the Sultanâ#x80;#x99;s Harem in the Eighteenth Century |
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Chapter 5 Challenging the Paradigm of the Tulip Age: The Consumer Behavior of NevÅ#x9F;ehirli Damad Ä°brahim PaÅ#x9F;a and His HouseholdPart 2 Urban Life: Generating a Self-Image through Textiles, Pictures, and Buildings -- Chapter 6 Furnishing the Home in Qing Yangzhou: A Case for Rethinking â#x80;#x9C;Consumer Constraintâ#x80;#x9D; -- Chapter 7 A Preliminary Study of Local Consumption in the Qianlong Reign (1736â#x80;#x93;1796): The Case of Ba County in Sichuan Province -- Chapter 8 Women, Wealth and Textiles in 1730s Bursa -- Chapter 9 Consuming Luxurious and Exotic Goods in Damascus around 1700 |
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Part 3 Food CultureChapter 10 From Artichoke to Corn: New Fruits and Vegetables in the Istanbul Market (Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries) -- Chapter 11 Food and Chinaâ#x80;#x99;s World of Goods in the Long Eighteenth Century -- Chapter 12 Of Feasts and Feudatories: The Politics of Commensal Consumption at the Early Kangxi Court -- Part 4 Materials: Precious and Modest, Luxuries and Necessities -- Chapter 13 Brass Consumption in the Qing Empire -- Chapter 14 Consumption as Knowledge: Pawnbrokers in Qing China Appraise Furs |
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Chapter 15 Consuming and Possessing Things on Paper: Examples from Late Imperial Chinaâ#x80;#x99;s Natural StudiesChapter 16 Diamonds Are a Vizierâ#x80;#x99;s Best Friends or: Merzifonlu Kara Mustafaâ#x80;#x99;s Jewelry Assets -- Chapter 17 Of Bricks and Tiles: The History of a Local Industry in the Area of MÃơrefte (Thrace) -- Conclusion -- Chinese Character Glossary -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
An exploration how consumer goods in eighteenth-century Qing and Ottoman empires furthered the expansion of social networks, the creation of alliances between rulers and regional elites, and particularly, the expression of elite, urban, and gender identities.-- Provided by Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 11, 2017) |
| Subject |
Consumers -- China -- History -- 18th century
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Consumers -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century
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Consumption (Economics) -- China -- History -- 18th century
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Consumption (Economics) -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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Consumers
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Consumption (Economics)
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Qing Dynasty (China)
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China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024078
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Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802
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| Subject |
China
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Turkey
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Akçetin, Elif, editor
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Faroqhi, Suraiya, 1941- editor.
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| LC no. |
2017050989 |
| ISBN |
9789004353459 |
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9004353453 |
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