Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. 1. Over the Top 1
6. 2. The Social Construction of Luxury 41
7. 3. Let’s Go Shopping 81
8. 4. Where Opuluxe Is Made and Who Makes It 123
9. 5. How Luxury Becomes Necessity 153
10. 6. From Shirts to Tulips 175
11. 7. Viva Las Vegas! 215
12. 8. Still Learning from Las Vegas 239
13. Conclusion 269
14. Selected Bibliography 289
15. Index 299