Charts the rise of consumerism and the new cosmopolitan material cultures that took shape across the globe from 1500 to 1820.

In this book, the authors set forth a new model of globalization that lays claims to supersede existing models, and then use this model to assess the way the pr

The oceanic explorations of the 1490s led to countless material innovations worldwide and caused profound ruptures. Beverly Lemire explores the rise of key comm

Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art histo

Following her bestselling Life Along the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield widens her exploration of the great cultural highway with a new captivating portrait focusin