John R. Stanley
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Empire of Things
- How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
- De: Frank Trentmann
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 33 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 78
What we consume has become the defining feature of our lives: our economies live or die by spending, we are treated more as consumers than workers and even public services are presented to us as products in a supermarket. In this monumental study, acclaimed historian Frank Trentmann unfolds the extraordinary history that has shaped our material world, from late Ming China, Renaissance Italy and the British Empire to the present.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An exhaustive attempt to get the story right
- De John en 03-09-16
- Empire of Things
- How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
- De: Frank Trentmann
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
truly informative
Revisado: 06-17-16
What made the experience of listening to Empire of Things the most enjoyable?
Technically, no glitches, smooth audio and comfortable tone of voice that did not put me to slep!
Who was your favorite character and why?
not appicable
Have you listened to any of Mark Meadows’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
no
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
if possible, definitely...alas, I have a job, lol.
Any additional comments?
These types of books, on society, economics and even politics and power, are not read enough. I highly recommend that our citizenry start learning about what not only makes our world turn, but what makes is come to a screeching halt. You can start with this book.
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