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Luxus-Praktiken in der Literatur der Aufklärung

Lesesucht, Alkohol und Onanie
  • Peter Wittemann
  • Funded by: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)
Language: German
Published/Copyright: 2025
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Modern human identity has been shaped by consumer practices. Contemporary discourses about consumption between addiction and self-determination have their origins in the eighteenth-century luxury debate. This volume is the first to examine Enlightenment writings about practices like drinking alcohol, masturbating, and reading in connection with luxury, a contested concept in the struggle between traditional conservatism and capitalist modernity.

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Peter Wittemann, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

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eBook published on:
November 4, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9783111324562
Hardcover published on:
November 4, 2024
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111324470
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Front matter:
8
Main content:
228
Coloured Illustrations:
3
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