Temples Of Luxury

Name: Temples Of Luxury
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Temples of Luxury\nby Susanne Schmid\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Susanne Schmid\nTitle: Temples of Luxury\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd\nPublication year: 2023\nEdition: 1\nISBN-13: 9780367425876\nISBN-10: 0367425874\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThis two-volume collection of British primary sources examines institutions such as hotels, inns, arcades, bazaars, co-operatives, shops and department stores in the long nineteenth century, which were often coded as luxurious'. This period was marked not only by an increase of individual consumerism but also by the institutionalisation of opulent, often purpose-built spaces such as the much-admired new grand hotels, supposedly an Ame.