“Galbraith, tellingly, drew a line between ‘simple modes of enjoyment’ (he included here sport, food and houses as well as cars and sex) and more ‘esoteric’ ones such as music, fine art ‘and to some extent travel’. The first group… — Frank Trentmann Copy Share Image
“Galbraith, tellingly, drew a line between ‘simple modes of enjoyment’ (he included here sport, food and houses as well as cars and sex) and… — Frank Trentmann Copy Share Image
“Mirrors and soap would teach self-discipline. Polished shoes, clean shirts and a shaved face signalled an inner purity that could be monitored by others… — Frank Trentmann Copy Share Image
“In Russia, serfs were breaking out of self-sufficiency and began buying and selling goods at weekly markets and nearby fairs in the 1820s, a… — Frank Trentmann Copy Share Image
“According to a number of recent commentators, we are already living in the twilight years of the empire of things. They announce the coming… — Frank Trentmann Copy Share Image
