Luxury in the 18th Century

Luxury was the keyword of the Eighteenth century, and the history of luxury links diverse topics of enquiry such as material culture, taste, civility and sensibility, literature and art. "Luxury in the Eighteenth Century" explores the political, economic, moral and intellectual effects of the production and consumption of luxury goods, and provides a broadly-based account from a variety of perspectives, addressing key themes of economic debate, material culture, the principles of art and taste, luxury as 'female vice' and the exotic.