Living it up: our love affair with luxury

2002; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 40; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.40-0989

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

James B. Twitchell,

Tópico(s)

American History and Culture

Resumo

1. Over the Top: Americans in the Lap of Luxury2. The Social Construction of Luxury: A Taxonomy of Taste3. Let's Go Shopping: The Streets of Material Dreams4. Where Opuluxe Is Made and Who Makes It: LVMH and Cond Nast5. How Luxury Becomes Necessity: The Work of Advertising6. From Shirts to Tulips: A Musing on Luxury7. Viva Las Vegas! A Strip of Luxury8. Still Learning From Las Vegas: How Luxury Is Turning ReligiousConclusion A (Mild) Defense of Luxury

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